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1.9 Million Foreclosure Filings Reported on More Than 1.5 Million U.S. Properties in First Half of 2009

added: 17-07-2009

RealtyTrac released its Midyear 2009 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows a total of 1,905,723 foreclosure filings - default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions - were reported on 1,528,364 U.S. properties in the first six months of 2009, a 9 percent increase in total properties from the previous six months and a nearly 15 percent increase in total properties from the first six months of 2008. The report also shows that 1.19 percent of all U.S. housing units (one in 84) received at least one foreclosure filing in the first half of the year.

U.S. Consumer Sentiment Continues Downward Slide, According to RBC Cash Index

added: 17-07-2009

Led by a dramatic decline in the expectations of U.S. consumers for the near future of the U.S. economy, the most recent results of the RBC CASH (Consumer Attitudes and Spending by Household) Index show a marked downward shift for July 2009, continuing the slide begun last month. The RBC CASH Index for July 2009 stands at 22.4, an 11.9 point decline from June's 34.3 reading.

EC Adopts New Rules to Prevent and Deal with Gas Supply Crisis

added: 17-07-2009

The European Commission has adopted a new regulation to improve security of gas supplies in the framework of the internal gas market. The proposed Regulation would strengthen the existing EU system for gas supply security by ensuring that all Member States and their gas market players take effective action well in advance to prevent and mitigate the consequences of potential disruptions to gas supplies. It also would create mechanisms for Member States to work together to deal effectively with any major gas disruptions which might arise.

Euro Area Balance of Payments and International Investment Position for the First Quarter of 2009

added: 17-07-2009

The current account of the euro area balance of payments recorded a deficit of EUR 42.4 billion in the first quarter of 2009. The largest bilateral deficits were with the group of “other countries” ( i.e. countries outside the European Union other than Canada, Japan, Switzerland and the United States), the European Union institutions, Japan and the United States. By contrast, the largest surpluses were with the United Kingdom and the countries that joined the European Union (EU) in 2004 and 2007.

Financial Services: EC Publishes Study on Trading and Post-Trading Prices, Costs and Volumes

added: 17-07-2009

The European Commission has published a first study on the prices, costs and volumes for trading and post-trading of securities in the EU, carried out by Oxera Consulting Ltd. This study, which will be renewed, allows the Commission to monitor how prices and costs evolve. In this way, the Commission will be able to better evaluate the effect of its policies in this area and to base future policies on solid evidence.

Fitch: Global Oil Refining Faces Significant Challenges

added: 17-07-2009

Fitch Ratings says in a special report that the global oil refining industry faces significant challenges in the near- to medium-term due to a sharp deterioration in the global supply/ demand balance for refined products.

China's Economy Stabilized with a Better Performance Trend

added: 17-07-2009

In the first half of 2009, all regions and departments effectively implemented the policies and measures set by the central government on fighting against the global financial crisis and promoting the sound and fast growth of national economy, overcame the difficulties in the progress, the national economy stabilized to recovery with increasing positive changes.

Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Show Little Change

added: 17-07-2009

The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate ended the week a hair lower at 5.58 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.41 discount and origination points.

Trade Flows’ Collapse Continues in First Quarter 2009

added: 16-07-2009

The unprecedented and largely synchronized drop in merchandise trade volumes of the Group of Seven (G7) countries of the last quarter 2008 continued in the first quarter 2009. When compared year-on-year, the steep rate of decline already observed for Q4 2008 reached two-digit levels in Q1 2009 for almost all countries.

Second Quarter IPO Market Records First Increase in Activity Since 2007

added: 16-07-2009

The volume of United States (US) initial public offerings (IPOs) continued to remain low in the first half of 2009. For the first six months, there were only 14 IPOs that raised $2.3 billion, a significant drop from the 43 offerings that generated $27.7 billion for the same period in 2008. The first half of 2008 saw the largest US IPO in history, the $ 17.9 billion Visa Inc. IPO, which skewed the amount of proceeds raised during that period. By comparison, the largest IPO in the first half of 2009 was the $720 million Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. IPO.

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