The index of mortgage applications compiled by the Mortgage Bankers Association ticked 0.6% higher last week after falling 4.0% the prior week. Applications so far for July are 9.6% above the June average. Purchase applications rose [...]
- Global| Jul 28 2004
Mortgage Applications Tick Up
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jul 28 2004
U.S. Durable Goods Orders Up But Below Projections
Durable goods orders in June rose 0.7%. The rise was half the Consensus projection for a 1.5% gain. Part of the shortfall was made up for by an upward revision of the May figure to a 0.9% decline versus -1.6% reported initially. An [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jul 28 2004
U.S. Durable Goods Orders Up But Below Projections
Durable goods orders in June rose 0.7%. The rise was half the Consensus projection for a 1.5% gain. Part of the shortfall was made up for by an upward revision of the May figure to a 0.9% decline versus -1.6% reported initially. An [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jul 27 2004
Chain Store Sales Up Again
Chain store sales rose another 0.2% last week, pulling the sales index to its highest level since early May according to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)-UBS. Sales in July are 0.2% higher than the June average [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jul 27 2004
New Home Sales Off Slightly
Sales of new one-family homes dipped 0.8% in June to 1.326M. The latest reading was still the second highest on record. Consensus estimates had been for a larger decline to 1.280 million. May sales were revised lower. Sales fell hard [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jul 27 2004
Consumer Confidence Rose Further
The Conference Boards July Index of Consumer Confidence rose 3.2% to 106.1 following an upwardly revised 10.4% gain in June. Consensus expectations had been for a decline to 102.0. During the last ten years there has been a 55% [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jul 27 2004
Consumer Confidence Rose Further
The Conference Boards July Index of Consumer Confidence rose 3.2% to 106.1 following an upwardly revised 10.4% gain in June. Consensus expectations had been for a decline to 102.0. During the last ten years there has been a 55% [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jul 26 2004
June Department Store Sales in Japan Suggest Deflation Continues
June department store sales in Japan showed a 5.7% decline from June, 2003 on a same store basis. Total department sales declined 6.08%. Much of the decline is due to the continued influence of falling prices. No data are available on [...]
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