Put inflation on short leash
As Wall Street knows too well, cheering for last week’s drop in gasoline prices is premature.
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UK house prices climb in August Housing market activity remains "firm", the Halifax says House prices rose by 1% in August, bouncing back from a shock drop in the previous month, according to Halifax, the UK's
Bankruptcies highest since 1960 Credit card companies came under fire last night as new figures showed a record number of people going bankrupt as a result of the country's growing mountain of debt.read more...
UK mortgage lending picks up in Aug Mortgage lending in the UK picked up slightly in August after slumping in July, while the number of approvals rose to the highest level since June 2004, figures from the
Mortgage Approvals Take Another Tumble (Ananova) The number of mortgage approvals fell by more than 40% in November, compared to the same month last year, latest figures have revealed.read more...
It's Getting Harder and Harder to Find Starter Homes read more...
Treasury Yields Rise Again, Spurring Talk of a Trend What goes down must come up. That is the logic behind the hopes of many traders this week that a rise in yields on 10-year Treasury notes will stick, reversing