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  • House prices continue to fall in January

    Guardian Unlimited - ... annual rate of price inflation to 4.2%, down from 4.8% in December and the lowest ... Key indicators such as mortgage approvals and the sales-to-stock ratio have now ... to the "already intense pressure" on the Bank of England to cut interest rates to ...
    2008-01-31 04:22:00
  • Irish credit growth slows, mortgages at 12-yr low

    Guardian Unlimited - ... the cooling property market knocking growth in loans to homebuyers to its lowest ... Growth in residential mortgage lending slowed to an annual rate of 13.4 percent from ... Rising interest rates ... and uncertainty over stamp duty reform, may have ...
    2008-01-31 02:49:00
  • UK house prices post third consecutive fall in Jan

    Guardian Unlimited - ... house price inflation down to 4.2 percent from 4.8 percent in December, the lowest ... reinforce economists' forecasts that the Bank of England will cut interest rates ... Mortgage approvals data from the Bank of England on Wednesday came in weaker than ...
    2008-01-31 02:49:00
  • Japan's 5-Year Notes Rise as Recession Outlook Caps BOJ Rates

    Bloomberg - Japan's 5-Year Notes Rise as Recession Outlook Caps BOJ Rates By Theresa ... considering new ways to raise capital after a slump in the value of subprime-mortgage ... The lowest price at the auction was 0.013 yen below the average price, compared ...
    2008-01-31 01:02:00
  • HSBC, BOC Hong Kong Cut Loan Rate to Near 3-Year Low (Update4)

    Bloomberg - BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd. also announced a cut by the same magnitude, taking rates offered by both banks to the lowest since May 2005. Mortgage costs that are below the rate of inflation for the first time since 1997 will help drive ...
    2008-01-30 11:29:00
  • Energy increases push up production costs - BuaNews Online (press release)

    Energy increases push up production costsBuaNews Online (press release), South Africa - 1 hour ago... on the repo rate, and a day after the Consumer Price Index excluding mortgage rates (CPIX) increased to 8.6 percent on year-on-year for December 2007. ...
    2008-01-31 04:10:20
  • Borrowing growth cooled in 2007 - RTE.ie

    Borrowing growth cooled in 2007RTE.ie, Ireland - 1 hour agoThe annual rate of growth was 17%, while the rate of growth in residential mortgage lending fell to 13.4% - down from 24.2% in 2006 and the lowest for 12 ...
    2008-01-31 04:26:23
  • Nationwide: House prices fall for third consecutive month - InTheNews.co.uk

    Nationwide: House prices fall for third consecutive monthInTheNews.co.uk, UK - 1 hour agoThe annual rate of house price inflation was also down from 4.8 per cent to 4.2 per cent, the lowest it has been since December 2005. ...
    2008-01-31 04:29:11
  • CIF Carlow/Kilkenny backs strong local property market - Kilkenny Advertiser

    CIF Carlow/Kilkenny backs strong local property marketKilkenny Advertiser, Ireland - 1 hour agoWith growth rates of between two per cent and four per cent, Ireland is still the envy of many of our European neighbours. “Seventy seven thousand new jobs ...
    2008-01-31 04:29:36
  • HSBC’s introduces a unique ‘RateMatcher’ guarantee - Easier (press release)

    HSBC’s introduces a unique ‘RateMatcher’ guaranteeEasier (press release), UK - 54 minutes agoAccording to Moneyfacts, the best buy two year fixed rate mortgage in 2006 was 4.38 per cent, the three year best buy in 2005 was 4.79 per cent and five ...
    2008-01-31 04:37:03
  • Defaults on European corporate bonds to rise as economy slows ... - Thomson FX Hub

    Defaults on European corporate bonds to rise as economy slows ...Thomson FX Hub, MA - 50 minutes agoGenerally, bond defaults occur as companies on the lowest speculative-grade credit ratings -- labelled Caa-C by Moody's -- are forced into restructuring or ...
    2008-01-31 04:40:56
  • Overnight News Recap: Plethora of Economic Data in Australia, UK, EU - CEP News

    Overnight News Recap: Plethora of Economic Data in Australia, UK, EUCEP News, Canada - 42 minutes agoIn year-over-year terms, the house prices growth rate slowed to 4.2% in January from 4.8% in December, the lowest rate since December 2005. ...
    2008-01-31 04:49:28
  • Rate cuts prompt new loan surge - MLive.com

    Rate cuts prompt new loan surgeMLive.com, MI - 30 minutes agoCrysler added that interest rates and residential mortgage rates are still nearly at their lowest point in history. "The rate on a 30-year fixed is 5.5-5.75 ...
    2008-01-31 05:01:30
  • Rate rise odds-on as credit surges - The Age

    Rate rise odds-on as credit surgesThe Age, Australia - 27 minutes agoHouseholds went another $117 billion deeper into debt last year, although the growth in housing debt slowed to 11.6%, close to its lowest rate for a decade. ...
    2008-01-31 05:04:32
  • House prices fall as mortgage approvals nosedive - Money Magic Mortgage News

    House prices fall as mortgage approvals nosediveMoney Magic Mortgage News, UK - 25 minutes agoHer comments come as mortgage approvals in December are reported to have fallen to their lowest level since 1999, according to figures released last week by ...
    2008-01-31 05:06:30