<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Mountain House and Tracy California Real Estate Blog</title><link>http://www.thesilveriateam.com/blog</link><description>Tracy CA real estate market news provided by Keller Williams Realty</description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:17:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title>Monday Morning Coffee 8-30-2010</title><description><![CDATA[<h4><span style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold;">&gt;&gt; Market Update&nbsp;</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">INFO THAT HITS US WHERE WE LIVE</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;You can't sugar-coat last week's housing reports, but they don't necessarily foretell a "double-dip" recession in real estate. July Existing Homes Sales were off 27.2%, at an annual rate of 3.83 million, well below the expected 4.65 million rate. The months' supply went from 8.9 to 12.5 and there was also a rise in inventories. The truth is, the expectation was a bit high. <span style="font-weight: bold;">An annual rate below 4 million for July makes sense, given that the home buyer tax credit was slated to end in June.</span>Getting an $8,000 check from the government certainly encouraged lots of people to move up their purchases. For the same reason, experts also predict weak August numbers, but after that, some feel existing home sales will start heading back to about 5.5 million units annually. <span style="font-weight: bold;">For the year, inventories&nbsp;are down 2.0%, while the median price is UP 0.7%.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">July New Home Sales were down 12.4% to a 276,000 annual rate, below the expected 330,000 pace. The months' supply went to 9.1, but inventories were unchanged at 210,000, their lowest level in decades. Part of the sales drop was because the now expired tax credit required a signed contract by April 30. New homes sales are counted at contract and the April number hit 414,000. In the three months since then, sales are averaging only 291,000 annually. New home buyers may also be going for recently built homes, now at attractive prices. New homes, typically about</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> 15% of sales, are now around </span><span style="font-style: italic;">7%! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">&nbsp;</span>The Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly survey showed purchase loan applications UP 1% from the week before, refinance applications UP 6%, and <span style="font-weight: bold;">mortgage rates at record low levels.</span>&nbsp;<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></p>
<h4 style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold;">&gt;&gt; Review of Last Week</h4>
<p><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">THANK YOU, BEN... </span></span>Ben, of course, is Chairman Bernanke, head of the Federal Reserve. Friday he said <span style="font-weight: bold;">the Fed has no triggers set for further easing of monetary policy and he sees continued economic growth.</span> These comments at a central bank summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, were all the Wall Street bulls needed to hear to push stocks up Friday after a week of declines. The big rally wasn't quite big enough, though, as the three major indexes still ended down for the week just a tad.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">There were other decent economic signs. The August Richmond Fed index of manufacturing in the mid-Atlantic region was +11, down from July's +16, but higher than expected and showing that </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">the factory sector still continues its strong growth.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Durable Goods orders were UP 0.3% for July, but disappointed because 3.0% was forecast. Nonetheless, </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Durable Goods are UP 9.3% over a year ago.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Initial unemployment claims dropped by 31,000 to 473,000 for the week, a nice sign after last week's surge. Continuing claims also fell, by 62,000 to 4.46 million.</span><br /><br />Friday featured two big news items. First, Q2 GDP was revised lower, from 2.4% to 1.6% growth, but this was measurably better than what many economists had expected and significant parts of the report showed improvement. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Personal spending and business Investment were both revised UP, with domestic purchases UP 4.3%. Corporate profits continued their strong growth in Q2, UP at a 20% annual rate and UP 39% over a year ago.</span> Then we had <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chairman Bernanke reassuring investors he expects growth to pick up in 2011</span> and the Fed is ready to use "unconventional measures if it proves necessary." Again, thank you, Ben!<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />F</span><span style="font-style: italic;">or the week, the</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Dow ended down 0.6%, to 10150.65; the S&amp;P 500 was down 0.7</span><span style="font-style: italic;">%, to 1064.59; and the Nasdaq was down 1.2</span><span style="font-style: italic;">%, to 2153.63.</span><br /><br />Bonds had a bit of a rocky week, ending with investors heading back into stocks on Friday, willing to take on more risk after listening to Bernanke. The FNMA 30-year 4.0% bond we watch still ended UP 5 basis points for the week, closing at $102.20.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Freddie Mac's survey showed n</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">ational average fixed rates</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> for </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">conforming mortgages at </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">historically low levels for yet another week.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p>
<h4 style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold;">&gt;&gt; This Week&rsquo;s Forecast</h4>
<p><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">INCOME, JOBS, INFLATION, JOBS, MANUFACTURING, JOBS, HOME SALES, JOBS</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">...</span></span>There will be important economic reports to ponder, but rest assured, everyone will have <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Friday's August Jobs Report</span> on their minds the whole week. Experts project a smaller loss of payrolls than the prior month, with the jobless rate about the same. Leading up to the biggie, Monday features <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">July Personal Income</span>, forecast up, and <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">July PCE</span> readings, which should show inflation remaining pretty much in check. <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Tuesday's Consumer Confidence</span> is projected up a little, but manufacturing is predicted down a tad, as measured by <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Tuesday's Chicago PMI</span> and <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Wednesday's ISM Index.</span> Tuesday afternoon we'll have the<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> minutes from the Fed's August 10</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">meeting</span> and see if they add any insight to Bernanke's comments last Friday.</p>
<h4 style="color: #333333;">&gt;&gt; The Week&rsquo;s Economic Indicator Calendar</h4>
<p>Weaker than expected economic data tends to send bond prices up and interest rates down, while positive data points to lower bond prices and rising loan rates. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Economic Calendar for the Week of August&nbsp;30</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> &ndash; September </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">3</span><br /><br /></p>
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<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 60px; height: 49px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;Date</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 34px; height: 49px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">Time (ET)</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 131px; height: 49px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">Release</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 39px; height: 49px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">For</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 69px; height: 49px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">Consensus</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 46px; height: 49px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">Prior</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 81px; height: 49px; color: #ffffff;"><small style="font-weight: bold;">Impact</small></td>
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<td style="height: 43px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">M<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 30</span></td>
<td style="height: 43px;">08:30</td>
<td style="height: 43px;">Personal Income</td>
<td style="height: 43px;">Jul</td>
<td style="height: 43px;">0.3%</td>
<td style="height: 43px;">0.0%</td>
<td style="height: 43px;">Moderate</td>
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<td style="height: 44px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">M<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 30</span></td>
<td style="height: 44px;">08:30</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE)</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Jul</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">0.3%</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">0.1%</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">HIGH</td>
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<td style="height: 44px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">M<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 30</span></td>
<td style="height: 44px;">08:30</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Core PCE</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Jul</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">0.1%</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">0.0%</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">HIGH</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tu<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 31</span></td>
<td>09:45</td>
<td>Chicago PMI</td>
<td>Aug</td>
<td>57.5</td>
<td>62.3</td>
<td>HIGH</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tu<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 31</span></td>
<td>10:00</td>
<td>Consumer Confidence</td>
<td>Aug</td>
<td>50.0</td>
<td>50.4</td>
<td>Moderate</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tu<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 31</span></td>
<td>14:00</td>
<td>Minutes of FOMC Meeting</td>
<td>8/10</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td>HIGH</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: normal;">W<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sep 1</span></td>
<td>10:00</td>
<td>ISM Manufacturing Index</td>
<td>Aug</td>
<td>53.5</td>
<td>55.5</td>
<td>HIGH</td>
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<td style="height: 44px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">W<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sep 1</span></td>
<td style="height: 44px;">10:30</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Crude Inventories</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">8/28</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">NA</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">4.11M</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Moderate</td>
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<td style="height: 44px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Th<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sep 2</span></td>
<td style="height: 44px;">08:30</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Initial Unemployment Claims</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">8/28</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">470K</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">473K</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Moderate</td>
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<td style="height: 47px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Th<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sep 2</span></td>
<td style="height: 47px;">08:30</td>
<td style="height: 47px;">Continuing&nbsp;Unemployment Claims</td>
<td style="height: 47px;">8/21</td>
<td style="height: 47px;">4.435M</td>
<td style="height: 47px;">4.456M</td>
<td style="height: 47px;">Moderate</td>
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<td style="height: 48px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Th<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sep 2</span></td>
<td style="height: 48px;">08:30</td>
<td style="height: 48px;">Productivity&ndash;Rev.</td>
<td style="height: 48px;">Q2</td>
<td style="height: 48px;">&ndash;1.6%</td>
<td style="height: 48px;">&ndash;0.9%</td>
<td style="height: 48px;">Moderate</td>
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<td style="height: 47px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Th<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sep 2</span></td>
<td style="height: 47px;">10:00</td>
<td style="height: 47px;">Pending Home Sales</td>
<td style="height: 47px;">Jul</td>
<td style="height: 47px;">0.0%</td>
<td style="height: 47px;">&ndash;2.6%</td>
<td style="height: 47px;">Moderate</td>
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<td style="height: 47px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">F<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sep 3</span></td>
<td style="height: 47px;">08:30</td>
<td style="height: 47px;">Average Workweek</td>
<td style="height: 47px;">Aug</td>
<td style="height: 47px;">34.2</td>
<td style="height: 47px;">34.2</td>
<td style="height: 47px;">HIGH</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: normal;">F<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sep 3</span></td>
<td>08:30</td>
<td>Hourly Earnings</td>
<td>Aug</td>
<td>0.1%</td>
<td>0.2%</td>
<td>HIGH</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: normal;">F<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sep 3</span></td>
<td>08:30</td>
<td>Nonfarm Payrolls</td>
<td>Aug</td>
<td>&ndash;105K</td>
<td>&ndash;131K</td>
<td>HIGH</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: normal;">F<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sep 3</span></td>
<td>08:30</td>
<td>Unemployment Rate</td>
<td>Aug</td>
<td>9.6%</td>
<td>9.5%</td>
<td>HIGH</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: normal;">F<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sep 3</span></td>
<td>10:00</td>
<td>ISM Services Index</td>
<td>Aug</td>
<td>53.2</td>
<td>54.3</td>
<td>Moderate</td>
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</table>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h4><span style="color: #333333;">&gt;&gt; Federal Reserve Watch&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></h4>
<p><span style="font-style: italic;">Forecasting Federal Reserve policy changes in coming months </span>&nbsp;With concerns about the economic recovery continuing, virtually all the experts believe the Fed will keep rates low for an "extended period," well into next year. <span style="font-style: italic;">Note: In the lower chart, a 1% probability of change is a 99% certainty the rate will stay the same.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Current Fed Funds Rate: <big>0%&ndash;0.25%</big></span></p>
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<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 162px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">After FOMC meeting on:</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 73px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">Consensus</td>
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<td style="background-color: #dbdddb; width: 162px;">Sep 21</td>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb; width: 73px;">0%&ndash;0.25%</td>
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<td style="background-color: #dbdddb;">Nov 3</td>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb;">0%&ndash;0.25%</td>
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<td style="background-color: #dbdddb;">Dec 14</td>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb;">0%&ndash;0.25%</td>
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<p><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Probability</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> of change from current policy</span>:<br /><br /></p>
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<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 159px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">After FOMC meeting on:</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 75px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">Consensus</td>
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<tr>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb; width: 159px;">Sep 21</td>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb; width: 75px;"><span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;1%</span></td>
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<td style="background-color: #dbdddb; width: 159px;">Nov 3</td>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb; width: 75px;"><span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;1%</span></td>
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<td style="background-color: #dbdddb;">Dec 14</td>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb;"><span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;1%</span></td>
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<p><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">INFO THAT HITS US WHERE WE          LIVE</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;Housing starts were UP 1.7% for July to a 546,000 annual pace, but this was below expectations and all the gain came from a big boost in multi-family starts. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Single-family starts were off 4.2%, declining for the third straight month.</span> Looking at the market further out, we saw new building permits down 3.1% for July to a 565,000 annual rate. <br /> <br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">There is no denying that these reports reflect a softness in the home building market. <span style="font-weight: bold;">But some experts see the data as part of a temporary housing market hangover following the expiration of the tax credits.</span> You may remember how the government cash-for-clunkers program pushed a ton of auto sales into July and August last year. This resulted in a dip in sales immediately afterwards. But that was followed by a pretty nice recovery, with auto sales now up 20% from the first half of 2009. Stay tuned for housing.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">&nbsp;</span>The Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly survey showed purchase loan applications down from the week before, but refinance applications soared, equaling their May 2009 level. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mortgage rates, of course, continue at historically low levels.</span>&nbsp;<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /> </span></p>
<h4 style="font-weight: bold; color: #333333;">&gt;&gt; Review of Last Week</h4>
<p><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">NOT SO BAD... </span></span>Really???!!! Listening to the pundits who were fixated on&nbsp;last week's negative economic news, you might think things were awful. But as usual, the situation actually wasn't so bad, with&nbsp;the markets closing Friday with mixed results. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Dow and the S&amp;P 500 dropped for the week, but far less than the week before. And the third major index, the Nasdaq, was UP 0.3%, so there are plenty of investors not paying that much attention to fretful pundits.</span> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">Make no mistake, the week did have its disappointments. The housing starts and building permits covered above were not cheered on Wall Street. Then, initial weekly jobless claims came in at 500,000, a bit over estimates and higher than they've been for a while. On top of that, the Philadelphia Fed index of manufacturing was down for the month, instead of up as expected, indicating a souring of the outlook in that region. </span><br /> <br /> But wait just a minute. Mortgage refinancings took off, helping consumers and lenders. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Empire State index showed manufacturing in the New York region UP to 7.1 in August from 5.1 in July and suggesting more rapid growth to come. July Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization moved up nicely. Corporations continued to deliver strong profits and we even had renewed M&amp;A action,</span> with Intel buying McAfee for a cool $7.7 billion in cash. None of these are bad economic signs.&nbsp;<br /> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br /> Yet</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> for the week, the</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Dow ended down 0.9%, to 10213.62; the S&amp;P 500 was down 0.7</span><span style="font-style: italic;">%, to 1071.69; but the Nasdaq was UP 0.3</span><span style="font-style: italic;">%, to 2179.76.</span><br /> <br /> The bond market had a generally decent time of it, with the less encouraging economic data bringing in safe haven investors. Treasuries did well, while the FNMA 30-year 4.0% bond we watch ended down 13 basis points on Friday, closing at $102.15.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Freddie Mac's weekly survey of conforming mortgage rates showed n</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">ational average rates</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> at historically low levels for yet another week.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /> </span></p>
<h4 style="font-weight: bold; color: #333333;">&gt;&gt; This Week&rsquo;s Forecast</h4>
<p><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">JULY HOME SALES, ANOTHER LOOK AT Q2 GDP</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">...</span></span>This is the week for July housing. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Tuesday's Existing Home Sales</span> are expected to be down from June, coming off the end of the home buyer tax credits. But <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Wednesday's July New Home Sales</span> could be a tick above June. Friday we get the <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Q2 GDP Second Estimate.</span> This should reflect the economic soft patch we're going through, as growth is expected to slow to the 1.5% territory.</p>
<h4 style="color: #333333;">&gt;&gt; The Week&rsquo;s Economic Indicator Calendar</h4>
<p>Weaker than expected economic data tends to send bond prices up and interest          rates down, while positive data points to lower bond prices and rising loan          rates. <br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Economic Calendar for the Week of August 23</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> &ndash; August </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">27</span><br /> <br /></p>
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<td style="background-color: #333333; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; width: 60px; min-height: 49px;">&nbsp;Date</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; width: 34px; min-height: 49px;">Time (ET)</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; width: 131px; min-height: 49px;">Release</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; width: 39px; min-height: 49px;">For</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; width: 69px; min-height: 49px;">Consensus</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; width: 46px; min-height: 49px;">Prior</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; color: #ffffff; width: 81px; min-height: 49px;"><small style="font-weight: bold;">Impact</small></td>
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<td style="min-height: 43px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tu<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 24</span></td>
<td style="min-height: 43px;">10:00</td>
<td style="min-height: 43px;">Existing Home Sales</td>
<td style="min-height: 43px;">Jul</td>
<td style="min-height: 43px;">4.78M</td>
<td style="min-height: 43px;">5.37M</td>
<td style="min-height: 43px;">Moderate</td>
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<td style="min-height: 44px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">W<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 25</span></td>
<td style="min-height: 44px;">08:30</td>
<td style="min-height: 44px;">Durable Goods Orders</td>
<td style="min-height: 44px;">Jul</td>
<td style="min-height: 44px;">2.5%</td>
<td style="min-height: 44px;">&ndash;1.2%</td>
<td style="min-height: 44px;">Moderate</td>
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<td style="min-height: 44px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">W<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 25</span></td>
<td style="min-height: 44px;">10:00</td>
<td style="min-height: 44px;">New Home Sales</td>
<td style="min-height: 44px;">Jul</td>
<td style="min-height: 44px;">339K</td>
<td style="min-height: 44px;">330K</td>
<td style="min-height: 44px;">Moderate</td>
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<td style="min-height: 44px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">W<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 25</span></td>
<td style="min-height: 44px;">10:30</td>
<td style="min-height: 44px;">Crude Inventories</td>
<td style="min-height: 44px;">8/21</td>
<td style="min-height: 44px;">NA</td>
<td style="min-height: 44px;">&ndash;0.818M</td>
<td style="min-height: 44px;">Moderate</td>
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<td style="min-height: 44px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Th<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> 26</span></td>
<td style="min-height: 44px;">08:30</td>
<td style="min-height: 44px;">Initial Unemployment Claims</td>
<td style="min-height: 44px;">8/21</td>
<td style="min-height: 44px;">485K</td>
<td style="min-height: 44px;">500K</td>
<td style="min-height: 44px;">Moderate</td>
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<td style="min-height: 47px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Th<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> 26</span></td>
<td style="min-height: 47px;">08:30</td>
<td style="min-height: 47px;">Continuing&nbsp;Unemployment Claims</td>
<td style="min-height: 47px;">8/14</td>
<td style="min-height: 47px;">4.515M</td>
<td style="min-height: 47px;">4.478M</td>
<td style="min-height: 47px;">Moderate</td>
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<td style="min-height: 48px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">F<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> 27</span></td>
<td style="min-height: 48px;">08:30</td>
<td style="min-height: 48px;">GDP &ndash; Second Estimate</td>
<td style="min-height: 48px;">Q2</td>
<td style="min-height: 48px;">1.4%</td>
<td style="min-height: 48px;">2.4%</td>
<td style="min-height: 48px;">Moderate</td>
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<td style="min-height: 47px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">F<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> 27</span></td>
<td style="min-height: 47px;">08:30</td>
<td style="min-height: 47px;">GDP Deflator &ndash; Second Estimate</td>
<td style="min-height: 47px;">Q2</td>
<td style="min-height: 47px;">1.8%</td>
<td style="min-height: 47px;">1.8%</td>
<td style="min-height: 47px;">Moderate</td>
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<td style="min-height: 47px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">F<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> 27</span></td>
<td style="min-height: 47px;">09:55</td>
<td style="min-height: 47px;">Univ. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment &ndash; Final</td>
<td style="min-height: 47px;">Aug</td>
<td style="min-height: 47px;">69.4</td>
<td style="min-height: 47px;">69.6</td>
<td style="min-height: 47px;">Moderate</td>
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<h4><span style="color: #333333;">&gt;&gt; Federal Reserve Watch&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></h4>
<p><span style="font-style: italic;">Forecasting Federal Reserve policy changes            in coming months </span>&nbsp;Economists haven't changed their belief that the Fed meant what it said in its pledge to keep rates "exceptionally low" for an "extended period." That period is now seen to extend well into next year. <span style="font-style: italic;">Note: In the lower chart, a 1% probability of change is a 99% certainty the rate            will stay the same.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Current Fed Funds Rate: <big>0%&ndash;0.25%</big></span></p>
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<td style="font-weight: bold; background-color: #333333; color: #ffffff; width: 162px;">After FOMC meeting on:</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; width: 73px;">Consensus</td>
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<td style="background-color: #dbdddb; width: 162px;">Sep 21</td>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb; width: 73px;">0%&ndash;0.25%</td>
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<td style="background-color: #dbdddb;">Nov 3</td>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb;">0%&ndash;0.25%</td>
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<td style="background-color: #dbdddb;">Dec 14</td>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb;">0%&ndash;0.25%</td>
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<p><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Probability</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> of change from current policy</span>:<br /> <br /></p>
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<td style="font-weight: bold; background-color: #333333; color: #ffffff; width: 159px;">After FOMC meeting on:</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; width: 75px;">Consensus</td>
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<td style="background-color: #dbdddb; width: 159px;">Sep 21</td>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb; width: 75px;"><span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;1%</span></td>
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<td style="background-color: #dbdddb; width: 159px;">Nov 3</td>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb; width: 75px;"><span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;1%</span></td>
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<td style="background-color: #dbdddb;">Dec 14</td>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb;"><span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;1%</span></td>
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<p><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">INFO THAT HITS US WHERE WE LIVE</span>&nbsp; Last Wednesday the National Association of Realtors <span style="font-weight: bold;">reported the median price of existing single-family homes UP for Q2 in two thirds of U.S. metropolitan areas, or</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">100 markets</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span> This compares with only 26 markets with price gains in the same quarter a year ago. Experts say these figures show the federal tax credits helped stabilize home prices in the first half of the year. Nationally, the median price for single-family homes increased to $176,900 in Q2, UP 1.5% from a year ago.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The NAR also reported <span style="font-weight: bold;">sales of existing single-family homes and condos for Q2 were UP 9.1% over Q1</span>, hitting an annual rate of 5.61 million. That number is UP 17.3% from Q2 a year ago. With the tax credit gone, the NAR is forecasting a Q3 sales drop to a 4.55 million annual rate. <span style="font-weight: bold;">But they do see sales coming back </span></span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">in the last three months of the year, to a 5.27 million unit annual rate</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span> The NAR's chief economist added: "Prices in some areas remain below replacement construction costs, so even with an elevated supply of existing homes...<span style="font-weight: bold;">we don't expect any consequential movement in home prices for the foreseeable future."</span>&nbsp;</span><br /><br />Freddie Mac's weekly survey showed <span style="font-weight: bold;">mortgage rates staying at record low levels for conforming loans.</span> But demand for purchase loans has dropped after the tax credit expiration, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.&nbsp;<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></p>
<h4 style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold;">&gt;&gt; Review of Last Week</h4>
<p><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">DIPPY... </span></span>It was a week of "double-dip recession" fears, but when all was said and done, the economic recovery continued, albeit at a slower pace. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The only dipping that occurred happened on Wall Street, as investors' worries sent the Dow Industrials down 265 points on Wednesday.</span> By<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>the time the markets closed Friday, all three major indexes had truly dipped -- from 3% to 5%&nbsp;for the week. <br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">That Wednesday dip in the Dow was the delayed reaction to the results of the Fed meeting on Tuesday. The central bank kept the rate down at 0%&ndash;0.25%, but their policy statement raised investors' "double-dip" worries. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Fed said the economy isn't as strong as they thought it would be two months ago and they would begin buying Treasury bonds "to support the economic recovery."</span> But in spite of Wall Street's jitters, the real economic data wasn't so bad. <br /><br /></span>Preliminary <span style="font-weight: bold;">Q2 Productivity slipped a tad, but it's UP 3.9% over last year.</span> The trade deficit in June grew more than expected, but <span style="font-weight: bold;">exports dropped only slightly and are UP 17.7% for the year, a healthy sign for American companies.</span> July Retail Sales were up less than expected, but <span style="font-weight: bold;">when May and June upward revisions were included, the numbers beat expectations, UP 0.7% overall and UP 0.2% excluding autos.</span> And those talking up a <span style="font-style: italic;">global</span> double-dip recession were quieted when <span style="font-weight: bold;">Germany's Q2 GDP showed a 2.2% expansion from the previous quarter, that country's fastest growth in two decades.</span><span style="font-style: italic;">&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">For the week, the</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Dow ended down 3.3%, to 10303.15; the S&amp;P 500 was down 3.8</span><span style="font-style: italic;">%, to 1079.25; and the Nasdaq was off 5.0</span><span style="font-style: italic;">%, to 2173.48.</span><br /><br />With investors seeking safety, the bond market benefited, with a big focus on Treasuries after the Fed's comments on Tuesday. The FNMA 30-year 4.0% bond we watch ended essentially flat for the week, down a scant 6 basis points, closing at $102.69.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> As noted above, national average mortgage rates remained in historically low territory for the eighth week in a row.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p>
<h4 style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold;">&gt;&gt; This Week&rsquo;s Forecast</h4>
<p><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">HOME BUILDING, MANUFACTURING, LEADING INDICATORS</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">...</span></span>This week we see how home builders feel, with <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Tuesday's Housing Starts</span> and <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Building Permits.</span> Starts are forecast to be up, though permits are expected to slide a little from last month. There are&nbsp;some important reads on manufacturing beginning with <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Monday's Empire State Index, Tuesday's Industrial Production</span> and <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Capacity Utilization</span> numbers, and <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Thursday's Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index.</span> All are expected to be up, along with the <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) Index</span>, out the same day. No double dipping here.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Key Q2 corporate earnings reports will come from Deere, Dell, Home Depot, Lowe's, Target, and Wal-Mart.</span></p>
<h4 style="color: #333333;">&gt;&gt; The Week&rsquo;s Economic Indicator Calendar</h4>
<p>Weaker than expected economic data tends to send bond prices up and interest rates down, while positive data points to lower bond prices and rising loan rates. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Economic Calendar for the Week of August 16</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> &ndash; August </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">20</span><br /><br /></p>
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<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 60px; height: 3px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;Date</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 34px; height: 3px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">Time (ET)</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 131px; height: 3px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">Release</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 39px; height: 3px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">For</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 69px; height: 3px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">Consensus</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 46px; height: 3px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">Prior</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 81px; height: 3px; color: #ffffff;"><small style="font-weight: bold;">Impact</small></td>
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<td style="height: 43px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">M<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 16</span></td>
<td style="height: 43px;">08:30</td>
<td style="height: 43px;">NY Fed &ndash; Empire State Manufacturing Index</td>
<td style="height: 43px;">Aug</td>
<td style="height: 43px;">7.5</td>
<td style="height: 43px;">5.1</td>
<td style="height: 43px;">Moderate</td>
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<td style="height: 44px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tu<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 17</span></td>
<td style="height: 44px;">08:30</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Housing Starts</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Jul</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">555K</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">549K</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Moderate</td>
</tr>
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<td style="height: 44px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tu<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 17</span></td>
<td style="height: 44px;">08:30</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Building Permits</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Jul</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">573K</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">586K</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Moderate</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tu<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 17</span></td>
<td>08:30</td>
<td>Producer Price Index (PPI)</td>
<td>Jul</td>
<td>0.2%</td>
<td>&ndash;0.5%</td>
<td>Moderate</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tu<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 17</span></td>
<td>08:30</td>
<td>Core PPI</td>
<td>Jul</td>
<td>0.1%</td>
<td>0.1%</td>
<td>Moderate</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tu<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 17</span></td>
<td>09:15</td>
<td>Industrial Production</td>
<td>Jul</td>
<td>0.6%</td>
<td>0.1%</td>
<td>Moderate</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tu<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 17</span></td>
<td>09:15</td>
<td>Capacity Utilization</td>
<td>Jul</td>
<td>74.5%</td>
<td>74.1%</td>
<td>Moderate</td>
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<td style="height: 44px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">W<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 18</span></td>
<td style="height: 44px;">10:30</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Crude Inventories</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">8/14</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">NA</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">&ndash;2.99M</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Moderate</td>
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<td style="height: 44px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Th<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> 19</span></td>
<td style="height: 44px;">08:30</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Initial Unemployment Claims</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">8/14</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">475K</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">484K</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Moderate</td>
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<td style="height: 44px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Th<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> 19</span></td>
<td style="height: 44px;">08:30</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Continuing&nbsp;Unemployment Claims</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">8/7</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">4.500M</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">4.452M</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Moderate</td>
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<td style="height: 44px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Th<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> 19</span></td>
<td style="height: 44px;">10:00</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Leading Economic Indicators (LEI)</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Jul</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">0.2%</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">&ndash;0.2%</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Moderate</td>
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<td style="height: 44px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Th<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> 19</span></td>
<td style="height: 44px;">10:00</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Aug</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">7.5</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">5.1</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">HIGH</td>
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</tbody>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h4><span style="color: #333333;">&gt;&gt; Federal Reserve Watch&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></h4>
<p><span style="font-style: italic;">Forecasting Federal Reserve policy changes in coming months </span>&nbsp;At last week's meeting, the Fed made no changes to its pledge to keep rates "exceptionally low" for an "extended period." Many economists now think the Fed Funds Rate&nbsp;will stay at its current super-low level well into next year. <span style="font-style: italic;">Note: In the lower chart, a 1% probability of change is a 99% certainty the rate will stay the same.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Current Fed Funds Rate: <big>0%&ndash;0.25%</big></span></p>
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<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 162px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">After FOMC meeting on:</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 73px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">Consensus</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb; width: 162px;">Sep 21</td>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb; width: 73px;">0%&ndash;0.25%</td>
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<tr>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb;">Nov 3</td>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb;">0%&ndash;0.25%</td>
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<tr>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb;">Dec 14</td>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb;">0%&ndash;0.25%</td>
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</tbody>
</table>
<p><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Probability</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> of change from current policy</span>:<br /><br /></p>
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<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 159px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">After FOMC meeting on:</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 75px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">Consensus</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb; width: 159px;">Sep 21</td>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb; width: 75px;"><span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;1%</span></td>
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<tr>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb; width: 159px;">Nov 3</td>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb; width: 75px;"><span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;1%</span></td>
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<tr>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb;">Dec 14</td>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb;"><span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;1%</span></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><a href="http://www.thesilveriateam.com/property/1470-Garold-Lane-Manteca-California"><img id="ctl00_ctl00_MainContent_ph_layout_content_page_imgMainImage" src="http://www.thesilveriateam.com/property/1470-Garold-Lane-Manteca-California/i/248042/0/m?pid=" alt="1470 Garold Lane Manteca Home for Sale - The Silveria Team Real Estate" /></a>&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">For Additional Photo's </span><a href="http://www.thesilveriateam.com/property/1470-Garold-Lane-Manteca-California"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">CLICK HERE!</span></a></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Bedrooms:</strong> 4<br /><strong>Baths:</strong> 3<br /><strong>Square Feet:</strong> 1,880<br /><strong>Lot Size:</strong> 0.19 Acre<br /><strong>Garage:</strong>&nbsp;2 Car<br /><strong>Style:</strong>&nbsp;Single Story</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">*NEW*NEW*NEW- This single story home offers NEW interior paint, NEW appliances, NEW front &amp; rear landscape, professionally cleaned carpets &amp; interior! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Featuring all white cabinetry througout, plantation shutters, tile floors, granite counters in kitchen, stainless steel appliances, and oversized rear yard.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If you or anyone you know wants to sell their California home,<br /><strong>Please Contact:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thesilveriateam.com/" target="_blank">The Silveria Team</a> today!</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1455 Christina Drive&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">$190,000</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Bedrooms:</strong> 3<br /><strong>Baths:</strong> 2.5<br /><strong>Square Feet:</strong> 1,548<br /><strong>Lot Size:</strong> 0.10 Acre<br /><strong>Garage:</strong>&nbsp;2 Car<br /><strong>Style:</strong>&nbsp;2 Story</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If you or anyone you know wants to sell their California home,<br /><strong>Please Contact:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thesilveriateam.com/" target="_blank">The Silveria Team</a> today!</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><img id="ctl00_ctl00_MainContent_ph_layout_content_page_imgMainImage" style="filter: alpha(opacity=100); zoom: 1;" src="http://www.thesilveriateam.com/property/1455-Christina-Drive-Tracy-California/i/243299/1/m?pid=" alt="" /></span></p>]]></description><link>http://www.thesilveriateam.com/Blog/Home-Prices-Are-Incredible-In-Tracy-Ca</link><guid>http://www.thesilveriateam.com/Blog/Home-Prices-Are-Incredible-In-Tracy-Ca</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Just Sold: 4bed/3bath in Lathrop, Ca for just $235,000</title><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Just Sold in Lathrop, CA!</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">16802 Shady Mill Way </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">$235,000</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Bedrooms:</strong> 4<br /><strong>Baths:</strong> 3<br /><strong>Square Feet:</strong> 2,665<br /><strong>Lot Size:</strong> 0.11 Acre<br /><strong>Garage:</strong>&nbsp;2 Car<br /><strong>Style:</strong>&nbsp;2 Story</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If you or anyone you know wants to sell their California home,<br /><strong>Please Contact:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thesilveriateam.com/" target="_blank">The Silveria Team</a> today!</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><img id="ctl00_ctl00_MainContent_ph_layout_content_page_imgMainImage" src="http://www.thesilveriateam.com/property/16802-Shady-Mill-Way-Lathrop-California/i/233984/0/m?pid=" alt="16802 Shady Mill Way Lathrop Home - The Silveria Team Real Estate" /></span></p>]]></description><link>http://www.thesilveriateam.com/Blog/Just-Sold-4bed3bath-in-Lathrop-Ca-for-just-235000</link><guid>http://www.thesilveriateam.com/Blog/Just-Sold-4bed3bath-in-Lathrop-Ca-for-just-235000</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:06:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Open House in Mountain House, Ca: Saturday 8/7/2010</title><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Open House in Mountain House, CA!</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">161 N Lafayette Street</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Saturday,&nbsp;August 7th 1:00pm - 5:00pm</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><img style="filter: alpha(opacity=100); zoom: 1;" src="http://www.thesilveriateam.com/property/161-N-Lafayette-Street-Mountain-House-California/i/245743/0/l?pid=" alt="none" width="485" height="335" /></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">For More Information and Pictures </span><a href="http://www.thesilveriateam.com/property/161-N-Lafayette-Street-Mountain-House-California" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">CLICK HERE</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Bedrooms:</strong> 4<br /><strong>Baths:</strong> 2.5<br /><strong>Square Feet:</strong> 2,220<br /><strong>Lot Size:</strong> 0.07 Acre<br /><strong>Garage:</strong>&nbsp;2 Car<br /><strong>Style:</strong>&nbsp;2 Story</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Description:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thesilveriateam.com/property/161-N-Lafayette-Street-Mountain-House-California">All Buyers Welcome</a>- This is Not a Short Sale, Not a Foreclosure &amp; Not a Flip...this is a Traditional Sale. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This home is like new with <a href="http://www.thesilveriateam.com/property/161-N-Lafayette-Street-Mountain-House-California"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">amenities</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> galore!&nbsp;Open kitchen with large tile flooring, granite counters, stainless steel appliances, recessed lighting, bar style seating, space to dine and pantry closet. Kitchen/Family combo with fireplace and built-in entertainment inset. Laundry room is on the 2nd level for your convenience with white cabinets &amp; utility sink.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ceiling fans throughout the entire home &amp; windows around every corner inviting natural light. This home has well maintained landscape in both front &amp; rear yards. </span><a href="http://www.thesilveriateam.com/property/161-N-Lafayette-Street-Mountain-House-California"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Stamped concrete patio</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> in the back yard perfect for the family bbq.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If you or anyone you know is in the market<br />to buy a home in Northern California,<br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Please Contact:</strong> <a title="The Silveria Team can help you find the Northern California home of your dreams!" href="http://www.thesilveriateam.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800080;">The Silveria Team</span></a>!</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua, palatino;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3904 Des Moines Drive</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua, palatino;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">$194,950</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thesilveriateam.com/property/1455-Christina-Drive-Tracy-California"></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><img style="filter: alpha(opacity=100); zoom: 1;" src="http://www.thesilveriateam.com/property/3904-Des-Moines-Drive-Stockton-California/i/245433/0/l?pid=" alt="none" width="510" height="329" /></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">For Additional Photo's </span><a href="http://www.thesilveriateam.com/property/3904-Des-Moines-Drive-Stockton-California"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">CLICK HERE!</span></a></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Bedrooms:</strong> 3<br /><strong>Baths:</strong> 2<br /><strong>Square Feet:</strong> 1,880<br /><strong>Lot Size:</strong> 0.14 Acre<br /><strong>Garage:</strong>&nbsp;2 Car<br /><strong>Style:</strong>&nbsp;Single Story</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><br /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This is Not a Short Sale, Not a Foreclosure, Not a Flip...this is a <strong><a href="http://www.thesilveriateam.com/property/3904-Des-Moines-Drive-Stockton-California">Traditional Sale</a></strong>, ALL buyers are welcome!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Located in the highly desirable area of&nbsp;Spanos Park East in Stockton, Ca this single story home offers comfort &amp; functionality. You enter with tile floors to see an open living/dining combo with professionally cleaned carpets &amp; plantation shutters.&nbsp;The kitchen/family combo features tile countertops, bar style dining, breakfast nook overlooking rear yard, and brick fireplace in family room.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The bedrooms all feature plantation shutters and ceiling fans, ideal for the warm summers in the Valley. Large master suite with <a href="http://www.thesilveriateam.com/property/3904-Des-Moines-Drive-Stockton-California">retreat</a>, window in master bath with sunken tub and shower stall.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This property won't last long, contact us today to arrange a showing.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If you or anyone you know is in the market<br />to buy a home in Northern California,<br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">please contact <a title="The Silveria Team can help you find the Northern California home of your dreams!" href="http://www.thesilveriateam.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800080;">The Silveria Team</span></a>!</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">For&nbsp;a free instant online home or investment property valuation,<br />please visit: <a href="http://free-instant-home-value.com/" target="_blank">FreeInstantHomeValue.com</a></span></span></span></p>]]></description><link>http://www.thesilveriateam.com/Blog/NOW-LISTED-3904-Des-Moines-Drive-Stockton-Ca</link><guid>http://www.thesilveriateam.com/Blog/NOW-LISTED-3904-Des-Moines-Drive-Stockton-Ca</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Monday Morning Coffee</title><description><![CDATA[<h4><span style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold;">&gt;&gt; Market Update&nbsp;</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">INFO THAT HITS US WHERE WE LIVE</span>&nbsp; Last week began nicely with <span style="font-weight: bold;">June </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">New Home Sales UP 23.6% to an annual rate of 330,000, well ahead of expectations.</span> This was a sharp rebound from May when New Home Sales sank to record lows not seen since 1963. This volatility of course is all about the homebuyer tax credit (requiring a contract by April 30 and a closing by June 30, now extended to September 30). Consequently, new homes sold at a 422,000 pace in April, fell to a 267,000 pace in May, then went to 330,000 in June. <br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Demographic trends say sales should continue to rebound, as we eventually need to sell new homes at a 950,000 annual rate to meet population growth and replace teardowns. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The supply of unsold new homes is now down to 7.6 months, just above the ideal 6-month level.</span> Actual inventories are down to 210,000, their lowest level since 1968, when there were 35% fewer people around.</span><br /><br />We also saw that <span style="font-weight: bold;">home prices rose 4.6% in May, year-over-year</span>, as tracked by the Standard &amp; Poor's/Case-Shiller National Home Price Indices. The 20-city index was <span style="font-weight: bold;">UP 1.3% over the prior month, with 19 of the 20 metros showing gains</span> during that period.<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></p>
<h4 style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold;">&gt;&gt; Review of Last Week</h4>
<p><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A HOT MONTH, JULY... </span></span>The trading month on Wall Street ended Friday with the markets really heated up for July. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Dow Jones Industrial Average was UP 7.1% for the month, while the broadly based S&amp;P 500 finished UP 6.9%.</span> This was the first positive month for U.S. stocks since April. May and June had investors worrying over China's attempts to slow its growth and a European debt crisis which still hasn't had much impact in the U.S.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The week had a few negatives to please the bears. For example, the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index went to 50.4 in July, its second monthly decline</span><span style="font-style: italic;">. Yes, consumers are concerned about jobs and the pace of recovery, but <span style="font-weight: bold;">the fact is, the economy is growing and businesses are making profits, which they will ultimately</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> invest in more jobs.</span> Gloomy types also jumped on the </span><span style="font-style: italic;">1.0% drop in</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Durable Goods for </span><span style="font-style: italic;">June</span><span style="font-style: italic;">, yet <span style="font-weight: bold;">"core" capital goods (take out defense and volatile aircraft shipments) were UP 0.2% -- their ninth gain in the past ten months!</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><br />But the biggest encouragement came from strong second-quarter corporate earnings. With about two-thirds of the S&amp;P500 companies reporting,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Thomson Reuters says Q2 operating earnings are on their way to a 36% gain, with revenues UP 9% compared to a year ago.</span> Friday, advanced&nbsp;Q2 GDP came in with <span style="font-weight: bold;">real GDP expanding 2.4% annually, UP 3.2% in the last year.</span> So much for the "double-dip" recession. The week ended with the Chicago PMI registering <span style="font-weight: bold;">another monthly increase for Midwest manufacturing</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment also UP from the month before.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">For the week, the</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Dow ended UP 0.4%, to 10465.94; the S&amp;P 500 was down 0.1</span><span style="font-style: italic;">%, to 1101.60; and the Nasdaq was off&nbsp;0.7</span><span style="font-style: italic;">%, to 2254.70.</span><br /><br />Even though July was a good month for stocks, the final week was fairly flat. This sent investors to bonds, bolstering prices. The FNMA 30-year 4.0% bond we follow gained 66 basis points for the week, ending at $102.41.<span style="font-style: italic;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Not surprisingly,</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Freddie Mac's weekly survey of conforming loans showed national average</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">rates for </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">conforming mortgages down for the sixth week in a row, some hitting record lows.</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p>
<h4 style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold;">&gt;&gt; This Week&rsquo;s Forecast</h4>
<p><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">THE FED'S FAVORITES</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">...</span></span>The two things the Fed watches most are inflation and jobs. As long as jobs lag in the recovery, the Fed wants to keep rates down to encourage the economy. But&nbsp;with all the cheap money around, if inflation picks up, the Fed will start hiking rates. <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Tuesday's PCE readings</span> are expected to show inflation is still not a problem. Friday, we get <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">July's Employment Report</span>, with payrolls forecast to be down, but by a smaller number than in June, and the <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Unemployment Rate</span> remaining around 9.5%. <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Tuesday's June Pending Home Sales</span> are expected to be off slightly from their May drop&nbsp;following the expiration of the homebuyer tax credit.<span style="font-style: italic;"> Q2 corporate earnings reports continue, including Dow components Procter &amp; Gamble, Pfizer, and Kraft.</span></p>
<h4 style="color: #333333;">&gt;&gt; The Week&rsquo;s Economic Indicator Calendar</h4>
<p>Weaker than expected economic data tends to send bond prices up and interest rates down, while positive data points to lower bond prices and rising loan rates. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Economic Calendar for the Week of August 2</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> &ndash; August </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">6</span><br /><br /></p>
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<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 60px; height: 3px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;Date</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 34px; height: 3px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">Time (ET)</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 131px; height: 3px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">Release</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 39px; height: 3px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">For</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 69px; height: 3px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">Consensus</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 46px; height: 3px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">Prior</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 81px; height: 3px; color: #ffffff;"><small style="font-weight: bold;">Impact</small></td>
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<td style="height: 43px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">M<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 2</span></td>
<td style="height: 43px;">10:00</td>
<td style="height: 43px;">ISM Index</td>
<td style="height: 43px;">Jul</td>
<td style="height: 43px;">54.2</td>
<td style="height: 43px;">56.2</td>
<td style="height: 43px;">HIGH</td>
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<td style="height: 44px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tu<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 3</span></td>
<td style="height: 44px;">08:30</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Personal Income</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Jun</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">0.1%</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">0.4%</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Moderate</td>
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<td style="height: 44px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tu<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 3</span></td>
<td style="height: 44px;">08:30</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE)</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Jun</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">0.0%</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">0.2%</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">HIGH</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tu<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 3</span></td>
<td>08:30</td>
<td>Core PCE Prices</td>
<td>Jun</td>
<td>0.1%</td>
<td>0.2%</td>
<td>HIGH</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tu<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 3</span></td>
<td>10:00</td>
<td>Pending Home Sales</td>
<td>Jun</td>
<td>&ndash;5.0%</td>
<td>&ndash;30.0%</td>
<td>Moderate</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: normal;">W<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 4</span></td>
<td>10:00</td>
<td>ISM Services Index</td>
<td>Jul</td>
<td>53.0</td>
<td>53.8</td>
<td>Moderate</td>
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<td style="height: 44px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">W<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug 4</span></td>
<td style="height: 44px;">10:30</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Crude Inventories</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">7/31</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">NA</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">7.31M</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Moderate</td>
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<td style="height: 44px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Th<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> 5</span></td>
<td style="height: 44px;">08:30</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Initial Unemployment Claims</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">7/31</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">455K</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">457K</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Moderate</td>
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<td style="height: 44px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Th<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">5</span></td>
<td style="height: 44px;">08:30</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Continuing&nbsp;Unemployment Claims</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">7/24</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">4.530M</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">4.565M</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Moderate</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="height: 44px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">F<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> 6</span></td>
<td style="height: 44px;">08:30</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Average Workweek</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Jul</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">34.1</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">34.1</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">HIGH</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="height: 44px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">F<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> 6</span></td>
<td style="height: 44px;">08:30</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Hourly Earnings</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Jul</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">0.1%</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">&ndash;0.1%</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">HIGH</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="height: 44px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">F<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> 6</span></td>
<td style="height: 44px;">08:30</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Nonfarm Payrolls</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Jul</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">&ndash;87K</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">&ndash;125K</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">HIGH</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="height: 44px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">F<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aug</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> 6</span></td>
<td style="height: 44px;">08:30</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Unemployment Rate</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">Jul</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">9.6%</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">9.5%</td>
<td style="height: 44px;">HIGH</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h4><span style="color: #333333;">&gt;&gt; Federal Reserve Watch&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></h4>
<p><span style="font-style: italic;">Forecasting Federal Reserve policy changes in coming months </span>&nbsp;The big surprise for economists would be if the Fed touched rates at all from now to November. The central bank first wants to see the economy growing at a far faster rate, with payrolls back on the rise. <span style="font-style: italic;">Note: In the lower chart, a 1% probability of change is a 99% certainty the rate will stay the same.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Current Fed Funds Rate: <big>0%&ndash;0.25%</big></span></p>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 162px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">After FOMC meeting on:</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 73px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">Consensus</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb; width: 162px;">Aug 10</td>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb; width: 73px;">0%&ndash;0.25%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb;">Sep 21</td>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb;">0%&ndash;0.25%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb;">Nov 3</td>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb;">0%&ndash;0.25%</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Probability</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> of change from current policy</span>:<br /><br /></p>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 159px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">After FOMC meeting on:</td>
<td style="background-color: #333333; width: 75px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">Consensus</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb; width: 159px;">Aug 10</td>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb; width: 75px;"><span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;1%</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb; width: 159px;">Sep 21</td>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb; width: 75px;"><span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;1%</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb;">Nov 3</td>
<td style="background-color: #dbdddb;"><span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;1%</span></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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