Ahead of the Bell: Existing home sales美國3月成屋銷售，預測：650萬•前值：669萬

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美國3月成屋銷售，預測：650萬•前值：669萬

The National Association of Realtors reports March sales of existing
homes on Tuesday amid continued sluggish demand in the sector.
Analysts are expecting a lower reading than a year ago, when the
housing sector was at the beginning of what has become an
extended slump.

The market expects that 6.45 million existing homes were sold
during the month, down slightly from 6.69 million in February.
Standard & Poor s also releases its February index of home prices on Tuesday.

Shares of major homebuilders fell across the board Monday after
Wachovia Securities reiterated a "Neutral" rating on D.R. Horton
Inc., saying it expects orders and profit margins to remain pressured at least through 2007.

Shares of D.R. Horton -- one of the nation s largest homebuilders -- declined 80 cents, or 3.4 percent, to close at $22.59 on the New
York Stock Exchange.

The stock is down 14.7 percent year-to-date.

Earlier this month, the company reported an 85 percent plunge in
fiscal second-quarter profit, and its chief executive said the weak
housing market will continue into 2008.

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原帖由 zxcv 於 2007-4-24 09:07 PM 發表

  

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US MARCH EXISTING HOMES SALES DROP IS LARGEST SINCE JANUARY 1989

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看开还能笑一阵

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thx......

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Tks! looks like the figure is quite important for USD's trend tonight!

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美國二手房銷量創18年跌幅新高, 消費信心指數創8個月新低, 消息拖累美元普遍下跌。 全美地產經紀協會(NAR)公布, 美國3月份二手房銷量下跌8.4%, 創1989年1月以來的最大百分比跌幅; 經季節性調整年率達612萬伙, 為2003年6月以來的新低。

市場原先預期, 3月份銷量僅跌至650萬伙。 另外, 美國民間研究機構會議局編制的美國消費信心指數於4月份跌至104.0, 創去年8月份以來的新低。 市場原先預期, 4月份指數僅跌至105.0。

倫敦下午3:33, 歐元兌美元報1.3630, 逼近近期創下的兩年高位1.3637。數據公布前, 歐元兌美元於下午2:50報1.3585。 英鎊兌美元由1.9999, 升至2.0035; 美元兌日圓由118.70, 跌至118.38。 Thomson IFR Markets分析師Jamie Coleman表示, 上述數據再度引發有關聯儲局在下半年減息的揣測, 利淡美匯走勢。