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Last Update @ 12:48 PM EST 05/09/08 The BondHead Weekly – News by Release Date!
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US Economy Mother's
Day spending may be down in slower economy AP via South Florida Sun
Sentinel / Lisa Cornwell Barely
surviving on credit cards CNN / Tami Luhby Trade
gap narrows in March CNN What Bear Market? What Recession? Marketwatch / Howard Gold U.S. Trade Deficit Probably Narrowed in March on Export Gain Bloomberg / Bob Willis Shoppers go after bargains in April Reuters / Justin Grant New unemployment filings decline CNN / Catherine Clifford U.S. Consumer Debt Rises More Than Forecast in March Bloomberg / Vincent Del Giudice Productivity rises more than expected AP via CNN Single mothers feel pinch of the economy Miami Herald / Cindy Krischer The risk of redefining recession CNN / Lakshman Achuthan and Anirvan Banerji Did Fed rate cuts help boost food prices? Marketwatch / Greg Robb The risk of redefining recession CNN / Lakshman Achuthan and Anirvan Banerji U.S. factory growth seen "marginal" in 2008 – ISM Reuters It's a recession to 4 out of 5 Americans CNN / Catherine Clifford U.S. April Business Bankruptcy Filings Rise Almost 50% on Year Bloomberg / Bill Rochelle and Bob Willis Keep the champagne on ice, economists warn Marketwatch / Greg Robb Greenspan Says `Pale Recession' May Last Through Year Bloomberg / Rich Miller What Uncle Sam Gives in Rebates, OPEC Takes, Stalling Economy Bloomberg / Matthew Benjamin and Rich Mille U.S. Economy: ISM Services Index Unexpectedly Climbed in April Bloomberg / Shobhana Chandra Debt on Arrival NY Post / Richard Wilner Economic
Pessimism Continues Food, fuel costs climb, and key inflation measure drops Chicago Tribune / Greg Burns Signs of a recession are starting to blur St. Louis Post dispatch / David Nicklaus Credit squeeze still constricting economy Marketwatch / Rex Nutting Services May Have Cooled, Home Sales Fell: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg / Shobhana Chandra Americans: It's still the economy, stupid CNN / David Goldman The Inflation Conundrum Morgan Stanley / Joachim Fels and Manoj Pradhan U.S. Loses 20,000 Jobs in April; Unemployment at 5% Bloomberg / Courtney Schlisserman Job cuts in April less severe than feared Reuters / Glenn Somerville Grocery costs test shoppers' creativity Chicago Tribune / Deanese Williams-Harris and Mary Ellen Podmolik Why Consumers Should Cheer if the Fed Stops Cutting Rates US News & World Report / Rick Newman, Kimberly Palmer and James Pethokoukis Payrolls expected to decline for 4th straight month Marketwatch / Rex Nutting Sentiment has improved, but lots of financial problems remain The Economist Jobless claims jump but consumer spending up Reuters / Alister Bull Consumer spending up but much of gain reflects higher prices AP via Washington Post / Martin Crutsinger U.S. Unemployment Benefit Rolls Climb to 4-Year High Bloomberg / Courtney Schlisserman Personal income slips, but spending jumps CNN / Catherine Clifford ISM Factory Index in U.S. Probably Contracted for Third Month Bloomberg / Bob Willis Unstoppable Credit Contraction Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis via Safehaven / Mike Shedlock A new worry: The cost of electricity Allentown Morning Call Does the Consumer Truly Believe? Collection Agency via Safehaven / Mick P Low
Spending Is Taking Toll on Economy Technically, No Recession (Feel Better?) Forbes / Joshua Zumbrun |
Real Estate & Mortgage IL:
Illinois home sales drop 27% in first quarter Chicago Tribune / James P.
Miller Investors
should foreclose on troubled lender Fannie Mae Marketwatch / Chuck Jaffe Housing inventory rises again in April CNN / Les Christie Rates on 30-year mortgages edge down slightly AP via Chicago Tribune / Martin Crutsinger 10 markets set for steep losses CNN Pending Sales of Existing Homes in U.S. Decreased 1% Bloomberg / Shobhana Chandra Monetary
Policy, Financial Markets and Regulatory Reform pdf
Federal Reserve Bank of U.S. MBA's Mortgage Applications Index Rose 15.6% Last Week Bloomberg / Courtney Schlisserman FL: Dade home prices, rents out of reach for most Miami Herald / Scott Andron Pending Sales of Existing Homes in U.S. Decreased 1% in March Bloomberg Shobhana Chandra Hidden Mortgage Risks Abound in U.S. Home Market Bloomberg / John F. Wasik How low will real estate go? Forbes via LA Times / Matt Woolsey ResCap Says It May Not Be Able to Meet Debt Obligations in June Bloomberg / Caroline Salas U.S. moves to insulate appraisers from pressure to cook the numbers San Diego Union Tribune / Emmet Pierce Under pressure from South Florida homeowners, House to act on mortgage crisis South Florida Sun Sentinel / William E. Gibson House sitting -- on a grand scale LA Times / Frank Nelson The
Case for a Newer Deal Mortgage
Survivors It’s Newer Homes That Stand Empty as Vacancies Rise NY Times / Floyd Norris The
Condo Owner's Dilemma Mortgage-Free,
but Not Free From the Temptation to Borrow US 30-year mortgage rates rise in latest week Reuters Brokers
in the Fast-and-Loose Lane? Run Their Licenses Home Ownership Preservation Loans FDIC Mortgage Applications Decrease In Latest MBA Weekly Survey Mortgage Bankers Association The Road to a Jumbo Mortgage Was Supposed to Get Easier NY Times / Matt Richtel No Assets? No Problem Forbes / Maurna Desmond More Subprime, Alt-A Mortgages May Head `Underwater' Bloomberg / Jody Shenn
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Currencies Korean Won Heads for Biggest Loss in Two Months; Bonds Decline Bloomberg / Aaron Pan and Kim Kyoungwha Yen Heads for Weekly Advance as Stock Declines Sap Carry Trade Bloomberg / Kosuke Goto Australian Dollar Heads for Weekly Advance: New Zealand's Drops Bloomberg / Chris Young Euro
Falls to Eight-Week Low Against Dollar Before ECB Meeting Bloomberg / Dollar Rises After Hoenig Says Inflation May Spur Rate Increase Bloomberg / Bo Nielsen and Anchalee Worrachate Four Fall-Lines of Dominos: An Ordinal Ranking Morgan Stanley / Stephen Jen and Luca Bindelli Dollar Smirks in Asia Morgan Stanley / Stephen Jen & Charles St-Arnaud Dollar
Declines as Bernanke Signals Growth to Slow on Housing Bloomberg / Euro May Extend Gain on Bets ECB to Hold Rate at Six-Year High Bloomberg / Bo Nielsen Buffett’s Thumbs Down on The Dollar NY Post / Richard Wilner Dollar Reserve Status Is Tale of Fading Glory Bloomberg / Michael R. Sesit Dollar Rises to 5-Week High as Job Losses Lower Than Forecast Bloomberg / Ye Xie ECB Sketches a Line in Currency Sands at $1.60 Bloomberg / Mark Gilbert Dollar Declines Versus Yen, Euro Before Manufacturing, Job Data Bloomberg / Kosuke Goto Iran stops using U.S. dollar in oil transactions Globe and Mail / Ali Akbar Dareini
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Commodities Gold
pulls back, but still trades higher for the week Marketwatch / Polya
Lesova and Myra P. Saefong U.S. crude
futures jump more than $2, above $126 Reuters High Prices for Staple Foods Dip, but Volatile Markets Persist NY Times / Keith Bradsher Corn stockpiles seen down 47% next year; wheat stocks expected to jump Marketwatch / Moming Zhou Another record closing price for crude AP via Houston Chronicle Why $120 oil is good CNN / Steve Hargreaves Ethanol Fantasy Fuels a Food-Price Nightmare Bloomberg / John M. Berry Oil Trades Near Record on Signs U.S. Economy May Spur Demand Bloomberg / Christian Schmollinger The $200 barrel of oil? The Economist Gold, silver futures slump after dollar gains; oil hits $123 AP via Contra costa Times / Stevenson Jacobs Oil hits record despite supply growth CNN / Catherine Clifford Oil price 'may hit $200 a barrel' BBC News Fertilizer prices more than double Tennessean / Wendy Lee Gas Prices Expected to Peak in June NY Times / Jad Mouawad Oil steady above $122 a barrel after record AP via Houston Chronicle / George Jahn Proposals to reform Mexico's oil industry are stalled The Economist "Super-spike" could lift oil to $200: Goldman Reuters Oil sets new record high of $122 a barrel Reuters / Jane Merriman Grease bandits strike as biofuel demand rises Christian Science Monitor / Ben Arnoldy Oil holds above $120 a barrel on supply worries AP via Detroit News / Gillian Wong Metals Surge as Rationing Cuts Power at Biggest Mines Bloomberg / Saijel Kishan and Gavin Evans Oil prices will come down Marketwatch / Dr. Irwin Kellner Crude Oil Rises on Concern Attacks in Nigeria May Reduce Supply Bloomberg / Robert Tuttle Oil passes $120 a barrel on supply threats, dollar AP via Houston Chronicle / John Wilen Speculators may be driving prices higher but demand for crude is also growing Miami Herald / John Porretto Levy is needed on oil profit windfalls LA Times / David Lazarus $4 a gallon? For many, it's not a gas Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Bill Toland Gas prices not hurtful enough yet San Antonio Express News / David Hendricks Oil Rises More Than $3, Most in a Month, on U.S. Jobs Report Bloomberg / Mark Shenk Chevron's 1Q profit of $5.17B marks Big Oil's latest gusher AP via San Francisco Chronicle / Michael Liedtke Gold futures end higher for the day, lower for the week Marketwatch / Myra P. Saefong Big Oil's widening profit gap Marketwatch Strange Behavior Forbes / Christopher Helman What has driven up oil prices Christian Science Monitor / Peter Grier Oil Falls as Dollar Gain Causes Investors to Sell Commodities Bloomberg / Christian Schmollinger Why gas refiners aren't benefiting from high prices at the pumps Globe and Mail / Norval Scott When supply chains go wrong The Economist Crude falls for third day as the dollar strengthens Marketwatch / Moming Zhou & Polya Lesova U.S. gas: So cheap it hurts CNN / Steve Hargreaves Commodities, Oil Services may have room left despite Fed's policy shift Marketwatch / Michael Ashbaugh Siphoning
Off Corn to Fuel Our Cars Peak Oil Panic Daily Standard / Irwin M. Stelzer Oil Rises for First Time in Three Days on Nigerian Disruptions Bloomberg / Christian Schmollinger |
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Republicans Join Democrats As Mortgage Bill Passes House Clinton now closer to endgame Christian Science Monitor / Linda Feldmann and Ariel sabar Housing-rescue bill: 'Something for everyone' CNN / Jeanne Sahadi In Obama's grasp The Economist Clinton ekes out Indiana win as Obama takes N.C. Marketwatch Stimulus Impact May Be Short-Lived NY Sun / Liz Peek Taxing oil profits: Proceed with caution CNN / Steve Hargreaves Obama,
Clinton Make Final Pitch for Votes Before Primaries Bloomberg / Julianna
Goldman and Clinton Leads Obama in New Nationwide Poll, USA Today Reports Bloomberg / Nadine Elsibai Late returns accepted to receive stimulus rebate Chicago Tribune / Harriet Johnson Brackey For Democrats, Instincts Differ on Economics NY Times / David Leonhardt Bush Says Americans Face a `Tough Economic Period' Bloomberg / Holly Rosenkrantz Bush says economy is going to 'come on' AP via San Diego Union Tribune / Ben Feller Bill Clinton avoids spotlight in Hillary's campaign Reuters / Matthew Bigg Bush Says Pain From Economy Defies Easy Fix NY Times / Sheryl Gay Stolberg and David M. Herszenhorn Dave Barry Explains the Tax Rebate Lew Rockwell / Gary North Tax rebates: How big a boost? Christian Science Monitor / Peter Grier
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