Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary: Housing Looking Up as Dark Trade Clouds Gather
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U.S. Review
Housing Looking Up as Dark Trade Clouds Gather
- Durable goods orders slipped 2.1% during April. The grounding of the 737 MAX led to a 25.1% drop in commercial aircraft orders. However, core capex orders also fell 0.9%, a signal that business investment should continue to be subdued.
- Home sales stumbled during April. Existing sales fell 0.4% and new sales dropped 6.9%, though the monthly weakness masks a more positive trend driven by lower mortgage rates.
- Minutes for the early May FOMC meeting appear to confirm our view that the Fed is not likely to raise interest rates this year.
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- Data out of foreign economies during the past week have been mixed, with no clear evidence that international growth was either speeding up or slowing down in early 2019.
- Japan’s Q1 GDP was firmer than expected, though mainly due to soft imports rather than strong domestic demand. March machinery orders were firmer than forecast, while exports weresofter than forecast.
- After the U.K economy showed resilience in Q1, confidence surveys suggest a possible slowing in Q2. Meanwhile Eurozone PMIs eased in May, and it seems likely that Eurozone Q2 GDP growth might fall short of its Q1 pace
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