Britain: No Terra Firma For This Soft Landing
The Bank of England’s attempt to bring Britain’s highflying economy in for a soft landing is starting to reach the nail-biting stage.
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Greenspan View on Housing Boom Seen as Hazardous by Wall Street Economists Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan isn't worried about the hot U.S. housing market so he isn't cooling it off by raising interest rates faster.read more...
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Rate hikes start cooling economy The question that must be posed then is whether hiking the repo further is the most effective method of slowing credit growth Signs of a slowdown are beginning to emerge
Mortgage rates fall for 3rd straight week The benchmark 30-year fixed rate fell to 6.57 percent in Bankrate.com's weekly survey of large lenders.read more...
Little relief from Hope Now "I always feel like I'm backed up against the wall" Last October, the Bush administration jump-started a plan to aid troubled borrowers and bolster the deteriorating housing market. via
NZ mortgage applications rise in May-credit group (Reuters Finance News, New Zealand via Yahoo!7 Finance) WELLINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) - New Zealand mortgage applications rose for the first time in three months in May, credit company Veda Advantage said on Tuesday, suggesting housing demand was