On deck: FOMC meeting, leading indicators, home prices, home sales, durable goods, consumer sentiment.
The main event for the markets this week will be the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting, beginning on Tuesday and concluding with the Fed’s always eagerly–awaited policy statement at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Analysts expect the Fed to sound a bit more [...]
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Vital Signs: A More Upbeat Fed?
August 2nd, 2010 by Financial Writer
Tags: ben bernanke, commercial real estate, economic activity, economists, Federal Reserve, home prices, home sales, interest rates
more...Bailed-out small US banks face takeover risk -panel
July 14th, 2010 by Financial Writer
Smaller banks that got U.S. government bailout money are likely to run into trouble repaying it and may become vulnerable to takeovers as a result, a congressional watchdog agency warned on Wednesday.
In its latest critique of the Treasury Department’s handling of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, the Congressional Oversight Panel said smaller banks [...]
Tags: banks, commercial real estate, economic, financial crisis, real estate investment, taxpayers, us, us economic, us government, us treasury, wall street
Confidence sags on jobs worry; housing shaky
February 23rd, 2010 by Financial Writer
U.S. consumer confidence sagged to a 10-month low on worries about jobs while the housing market remains under strain, data revealed on Tuesday, underscoring the fragility of the economy’s recovery.
U.S. consumer confidence fell in February to the lowest in 10 months, as consumers’ short-term outlook on jobs worsened, according to a report from an industry [...]
Tags: commercial real estate, economy's recovery, housing market, housing shaky, us consumer