Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) Back In The Bullish Track?
Ayala Land, Inc. or ALI in the Philippine Stock Exchange, much like the great Muhammad Ali when he fought Joe Frazier in Manila, made some headway when it willed itself back in the game during the last few trading days.On my feature on ALI la
Japan Jan Housing Starts +2.7% Y/Y, 8th Straight Y/Y Rise
Housing starts in Japan rose 2.7% in January from a year earlier to 66,709 units, posting the eighth consecutive year-on-year rise, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said Monday.
Interest Rates & Lending Standards to squeeze Refinancing
Higher Interest Rates and tighter lending standards are expected to cause declines in home refinancing in the US; declines which are in turn forecast to create a squeeze in residential mortgage lending. In total, refinancing is expected to drop
Fundamental Indicators and the Week Ahead
Sales of existing US homes rose 12.3% in December, providing a decent end to the worst year since 1997; as we saw a collapse in housing prices and a wave of foreclosures which severely depressed the market over the 12-month period. The economy’s
video - Can Today’s Labor & Housing Data Usher in USD Rally?
Today’s session featured some very good reports from the US including a better than expected drop in weekly jobless claims – undoing some of the anxiety from last week’s poor report – as well as a surge in existing homes in December. The labor an
USD/CAD extends losses after Canadian Housing data
... against its US counterpart, following stronger than expected Canadian Housing Prices Index, extending USD/CAD decline to fresh 3-year lows at 0.9845. ...
3% Decline in UK House Prices set to continue into 2011
Rightmove's House Price Index showed a 3% decline in UK asking prices for December. At the same time, Rightmove warned that these declines are likely to accelerate to around 5% into 2011, with repossessions likely to rise from existing levels o
Australia’s growth rate stalls
Australia’s economic growth rate slowed markedly in the third quarter to its weakest level in two years as higher interest rates cut into housing investment and the rise in the Australian dollar hit exports.
British Chambers Of Commerce Trims UK 2011 Growth View
The British Chambers of Commerce revised down its growth forecasts for the British Economy, citing the impact of factors including the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis, the government's austerity measures, a rise in VAT and a weak housing market
Where Canadians are buying U.S. real estate
Canadians are the largest foreign buyers of property in the U.S., representing 23 per cent of all sales, according to the National Association of Realtors. And it’s not just office workers looking for a second home in the sun.
London house prices to rise 5% in 2011?
London's property market will continue to gradually improve in 2011, despite a bleaker situation for other parts of the UK...
The dollar fell on positive housing data
The dollar fell against most major currencies on Thursday, after U.S. economic data fueled investors to take positions in high-risk assets. Pending homes sales in October registered a growth of 10.4 percent, which crashed analyst estimates for dr


