US Retail Sales Slow In October After Hurricanes Analysts noted that devastating hurricanes in recent months likely disrupted consumption after the government data were released Friday. International Business Times · Nov 15, 2024
UK economy flatlines in July for second month running THE UK economy flatlined in July for the second month in a row, according to the latest official figures, as the Chancellor said she is “under no… The National (Scotland) · Sep 11, 2024
UK Consumer Inflation Rate Unexpectedly Decreases In November Jeremy Hunt says that wages will go up as prices go down next year after it was announced that the rate of inflation has decreased to 3.9 per cent. International Business Times UK · Dec 21, 2023
US Home Sales Edge Up In November But Still Gloomy Sales of US existing homes crept up in November, according to industry data released Wednesday, though they remained at a low level as high mortgage rates weigh on activity. International Business Times · Dec 20, 2023
Average UK house price £14,500 lower in September than a year earlier Some experts suggested that the house price downturn may only have a few months left to run, amid wider developments in the economy. The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023
Housing market affordability is so out of whack that 'the bulk of the drop in home prices is yet to come', says Pantheon Macroeconomics Pantheon Macroeconomics: "We are baffled by the emerging narrative in the commentariat that housing is now recovering, because it isn’t." Fortune · Jul 12, 2023
Mortgage approvals to home-buyers increase for first time in six months Some 43,500 mortgages were approved for house purchase in February, up from 39,600 in January, according to Bank of England figures. The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023