Rates on Treasury bills drop at weekly auction share: digg facebook twitter WASHINGTON (AP) — Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in Monday’s auction to the lowest levels in five weeks. Separately, the Federal Reserve said Monday that the average yield for one-year Treasury bills, a popular index for making changes in adjustable rate [...]
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Hong Kong Property Shares May Drop On New Rules
Hong Kong Property Shares May Drop On New Rules LOS ANGELES — Hong Kong property shares could come under pressure Monday, after the territory’s de fact central bank tightened rules for mortgages Friday in order to cool the real-estate market. In its latest tightening move in the sector, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority told banks [...]
30-Year Rates Show Big Drop
30-Year Rates Show Big Drop Mortgage rates took a big drop last week, with average rates on 30-year loans falling by more than one-tenth of a percentage point. Average interest rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages Read more on Nasdaq
Interest Rates Drop for 2011 First Quarter
Interest Rates Drop for 2011 First Quarter PHOENIX – – The Internal Revenue Service today announced that interest rates for the calendar quarter beginning Jan. 1, 2011, will decrease by one percentage point. The rates will be: Read more on Arizona Range News
Colombia Bonds Post Biggest Weekly Drop Since September on China’s Rates
Colombia Bonds Post Biggest Weekly Drop Since September on China’s Rates Colombia’s peso bonds fell, pushing yields to their biggest weekly increase since September, as speculation China may raise interest rates hurt appetite for higher-yielding, emerging-market assets. Read more on Bloomberg
Mortgages to Drop Below $1 Trillion in 2011 to Least Since 1996
Mortgages to Drop Below $1 Trillion in 2011 to Least Since 1996 Home lending in the U.S. will fall below $1 trillion next year to the lowest level since 1996, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Read more on Bloomberg
Home Sales Drop More Than Forecast
Home Sales Drop More Than Forecast Sales of U.S. previously owned homes plunged 27 percent in July, twice as much as forecast, evidence foreclosures and limited job growth are depressing the market. Read more on BusinessWeek
Housing data expected to show sales drop
Housing data expected to show sales drop Sellers are facing more empty open houses and fewer bids on their homes, but experts say buyers shouldn’t expect to see a retreat from record-high home prices when July housing data is released Monday. Read more on CBC.ca
Interest rates drop at weekly Treasury auction
Interest rates drop at weekly Treasury auction Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in Monday’s auction to the lowest levels since late June. Read more on AP via Yahoo! News
U.K. Housing Gauge Shows First Price Drop in a Year as Home Demand Weakens
U.K. Housing Gauge Shows First Price Drop in a Year as Home Demand Weakens A U.K. housing-market gauge showed the first decline in prices for a year in July as demand for homes fell and more people put their properties on the market, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said. Read more on Bloomberg