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Showing posts with label U.S. housing market. Show all posts
Showing posts with label U.S. housing market. Show all posts

8/18/2012

Data points to lackluster economic growth

(Reuters) - A trend measure of Americans signing up for new jobless benefits fell close to a four-year low last week, but weakness in a regional factory gauge showed U.S. recovery still faces an uphill climb.

3/23/2012

Gold edges up on dollar; physical demand sluggish

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold prices edged higher on Wednesday after dropping nearly 1 percent in the previous session, as a slightly weaker dollar came to the aid of buyers, while sluggish physical demand and an improving U.S. economic outlook capped gains.