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By Jeff Kearns and Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg |
May 22, 2013
Many Federal Reserve officials said more progress in the labor market is needed before deciding to slow the pace of asset purchases, according to minutes of their last meeting.
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By Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg |
May 22, 2013
Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose in April to the highest level in more than three years as housing continued to gain momentum.
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By Chris Burritt, Bloomberg |
May 21, 2013
Home Depot Inc., the largest U.S. home-improvement retailer, posted first-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates and raised its forecast for earnings this year as the housing rebound boosts renovation spending.
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By Michelle Jamrisko and Aki Ito, Bloomberg |
May 20, 2013
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said the U.S. economy has improved “quite a lot” as the central bank maintains record stimulus.
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By Nikolaj Gammeltoft, Bloomberg |
May 16, 2013
U.S. stocks fell, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index extended a record yesterday, after a Federal Reserve official said the central bank may slow the pace of stimulus as early as this summer amid disappointing economic reports.
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By Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg |
May 16, 2013
Starts of new U.S. homes fell more than forecast in April to a five-month low, indicating a pause in the industry’s progress as builders slowed work on apartments. Building permits surged to an almost five-year high.
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By Shobhana Chandra and Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
May 16, 2013
More Americans than projected filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, which may raise concern the slowdown in economic growth is prompting an increase in firings.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
May 15, 2013
Industrial production declined in April by the most in eight months, reflecting broad-based cutbacks in U.S. manufacturing that show factories will provide little support for the economy.
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By Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
May 14, 2013
Treasury 10-year note yields reached seven-week highs as speculation the Federal Reserve may consider tapering its record bond-purchase program crimped demand for the securities as equities indexes traded at record levels.
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By Anthony Lazzara |
May 13, 2013
The U.S. bond market has really started to show some interesting behavior, with the U.S. 30-year continuing its slide from last week this morning.