Economic Research: U.S. Weekly Financial Notes: It Was A Really Bad Winter
Standard & Poors, April 2011
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Abstract
Most of the noise in the financial markets this week came from the Federal Reserve, which held its first-ever press conference after the April 26-27 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). It wasn't what Chairman Bernanke said, but simply the fact that he spoke, that got markets excited. Economic releases this week include: Real GDP rose at an annualized rate of 1.8% in the first quarter, suffering from bad weather, higher commodity prices, and lower military spending. Housing data were mixed again this week. Sales of new single-family homes jumped 11.1% in March to an annual rate of 300,000, and pending home sales rose 5.1%. However, home prices dropped again, with the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index falling 1.1%...
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