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View Article  Euro hits 10-month low against dollar

The euro has fallen to its lowest level against the dollar for 10 months as European Union leaders disagree on how best to deal with Greece's debt crisis.

A leading rating agency's move to cut Portugal's credit rating on Wednesday has also forced the euro lower.

Against the dollar, the ...   more »

View Article  US housing recovery is continuing

A key US housing index has risen to its highest level in almost three years, helped by first time buyers taking advantage of a popular tax break.

The National Association of Realtors said its Pending Home Sales Index rose 6.1% in September to 110.1, its eighth straight monthly rise.

Analysts ...   more »

View Article  US deficit 'hits record $1.4tn'

The US budget deficit hit a record $1.4 trillion (£877bn) in the year to 30 September, US Congress estimates say.

Analysts had predicted a $1.6tn deficit but revised the estimate, which comes after the end of the US financial year.

The deficit was equal to 9.9% of gross domestic product ...   more »

View Article  Federal Reserve turns focus on property exposure

The Federal Reserve is currently reviewing banks' exposure to property, the troubled investment sector whose slide could pose a risk to many financial institutions because of the wide distribution of loans and mortgage-backed securities.

In its regulatory role, the Fed will look into a cross-section of banks to build a picture of how resilient institutions are to the falling value of loans and commercial mortgage-backed securities.

A cross-disciplinary team will look at the range of commercial property assets on banks' balance sheets, encompassing loans and CMBS.......

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View Article  US property boost

Contrary to popular belief, property investors continue to enter the US property market in search of bargains.

The US property market has been among the hardest hit by the global economic downturn, with questions inevitably being raised over the validity of any potential investment in the country. As a result, ...   more »

View Article  US inflation lower than expected

US consumer prices rose less than had been expected in May, as the recession continued to keep inflation down.

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) from the Labor Department rose a seasonally adjusted 0.1% last month, well under the 0.3% rise that had been expected.

Although petrol prices rose 9.6% in ...   more »

View Article  US house prices continue to fall

US house prices continued to fall in February, but the rate of decline in some markets is slowing down, a leading index has indicated.

Prices were 18.6% lower than in February 2008, the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller Home Price index said.

This was slightly better than the 19% annual fall seen ...   more »

View Article  Dollar slides after US Fed plan

The dollar has fallen against all major currencies after the US Federal Reserve announced a plan to buy $1.2tn (£843bn) of debt to boost its economy.

The dollar fell by 2.9% against the euro and by 2.5% against the pound.

The US currency also declined against the yen, the Norwegian ...   more »

View Article  US interest rates kept near zero

The US Federal Reserve has kept interest rates unchanged but has pledged to "employ all available tools" to revive the economy.

Last month, the central bank cut rates as low as they can go - to a range of zero to 0.25%.

The Fed said it was prepared to use ...   more »

View Article  World's most mortgaged town: U.S. town where 90 per cent of homeowners owe £80,000 more than their houses are worth

Mountain House in California has become the world capital of the credit-crunch – a town where 90 per cent of people live in properties with mortgages bigger than the value of their homes.
Americans term the reversal of fortune as being “underwater” and the people in Mountain House are sinking ...   more »