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US property market facing further pressure in 2010, according to leading economist

The meltdown of the US housing market is not over yet and property prices will soon start falling again as a flood of foreclosures looms, it is claimed. Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Economy.com is predicting that foreclosure sales will pick u... Read >
Author: Move Forward

US Unemployment Rate Dropped in January 2010

US Labour Department recently announced that the unemployment rate in January 2010 had dropped from 10% to 9.7%. The figure was obtained from a survey of households. It showed that the number of American employees had rose by 541,000. This increment was u... Read >
Author: Anna Peacocks

UK property up for fifth month in a row, latest index shows

House prices in the UK rose more than expected last month, leading to the fifth successive rise since the summer but are expected to remain flat next year. Average property prices went up 1.4% in value during November which means that they have jumpe... Read >
Author: Move Forward

Slip in business optimism recorded

A drop in business confidence was seen last month, new research indicates.Despite some falls, a new set of figures showed that the majority of businesses remained confident about their financial prospects in December.Lloyds TSB reveals in its latest Corpo... Read >
Author: Samuel Gooch

Himfr.com Reports Chinese economic policies draw Western attention, HSBC chief economist says

China is now a big economy whose economic policies will draw Western attention instead of being just Asia's local operation, said Stephen King, chief economist of the Hong Kong-based HSBC bank. China has become a source of growth in the global economy, an... Read >
Author: chenxiao

UK property prices up again in December but outlook for 2010 uncertain, latest figures show

Residential property prices in the UK rose by 5.9% in 2009 as the real estate market bounced back from last year's double digit declines, according to the latest figures to be published. The average cost of a UK home rose by another 0.4% in December to... Read >
Author: Move Forward

Property sales contracts in US plummet after nine months of consecutive increases, new figures show

Pending home sales in the US have fallen but sharply but analysts are not worried as overall confidence is steady in the real estate markets. Figures from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) show that it's Pending Home Sales Index fell sharply b... Read >
Author: Move Forward

Sterling expected to keep falling in 2010 in run up to UK general election amid hung parliament conc

Sterling's credibility is being stretched by the ballooning UK budget deficit and fears of a hung parliament at the general election, according to currency experts. There is a wide consensus that the pound will resume its slide in 2010 after making a s... Read >
Author: Move Forward

Businesses 'need to ensure they have enough cash'

Firms should prepare themselves for a "modest" economic recovery, one business expert claims, as the United Kingdom shows the first signs that the economy escaped recession following a 0.1% growth in the last quarter of 2009.Business confidence is set to ... Read >
Author: Sam Gooch

National and Orlando Real Estate 2010 Forecasts

From national and Orlando real estate to the U.S. economy, the predictions for 2010 are in. Like any predictions, they vary from somewhat bright and cheery to doom and gloom: CNBC's Realty Check predicts: · the beginning of a housing marke... Read >
Author: rebloger2009

GROUNDS FOR OPTIMISM DESPITE UNCERTAIN TIMES

The latest Government and independent figures may suggest that the worst of the recession is over, but for interim managers and other temporary and contract workers, there remain uncertain times ahead. In the past few weeks, a report by the Recruitment... Read >
Author: John Holmes

IT’S CHEAPER TO RENT AN OFFICE NOW

London's West End Still Tops; Mumbai Slips To 7th Place, Delhi At No. 10 David M Levitt & Simon Packard NEW YORK/LONDON The world's most expensive office markets got a little cheaper this year. More than 130 cities worldwide had declines in ren... Read >
Author: zameenprince

Himfr.com reports China's oil exports already close to zero

The us department of commerce of Chinese oil tube 15.78% 10.3% to implement the countervailing duties, part of sanctions export cost per ton increase to $117 307, CBN from China steel enterprise interior yesterday, China export of oil pipe nearly zero! ... Read >
Author: overmoon

Foreclosures Grow in Mortgage Market's Top Tiers

New information suggest that foreclosures are rising in more expensive housing markets. About 30% of foreclosures in June involved homes in the top third of local housing values, up from 16% when the foreclosure crisis began three years ago, accord... Read >
Author: joshua@sdmtg.com

Himfr.com reports WTO forecasts that China will become the world's largest exporter

The World Trade Organization (WTO) recently issued the "2009 World Trade Report" forecasts that the global trade in 2009 will drop 10 percent, a decline of more than 9% forecast in March. At the same time, China will overtake Germany to become the world's... Read >
Author: tianli

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