27 avril 2008
Recession Diet Just One Way to Tighten Belt
source: The New-York Times
Stung by rising gasoline and food prices, Americans are finding creative ways to cut costs on routine items like groceries and clothing, forcing retailers, restaurants and manufacturers to decode the tastes of a suddenly thrifty public.
Declining House Values in Los Banos
source: ABC
4/26/2008 Los Banos, CA (KFSN) -- A valley city that experienced a major housing boom is now the state leader in declining home values. The median price of a home in Los Banos dropped from $360,000 last March to just $196,000 last month.
-45% sur le prix médian dans cette banlieue de Californie ....
Lenders Swamped by Delinquent Mortgages
source: The Washington Post
Seven out of 10 troubled mortgage borrowers remain without a plan to work out their loans despite increased industry efforts to help them, according to a new report from a coalition of state attorneys general and banking regulators.
Citywire: Britain facing one of the worst housing crashes in history
source: Telegraph
House prices may be about to plunge in one of the worst crashes in history, according to Richard Woolnough, bond fund manager at M&G Investments.
Mr Woolnough, who manages the M&G Optimal Income fund, said history shows that when the UK housing market crashes, prices fall by 25pc to 30pc. But UK house prices rose by about 270pc between 1995 and the end of 2007, so this crash could be even worse.
Deutsche Bank prépare une très grosse levée de fonds
source: Yahoo
BERLIN (AFP) - La première banque allemande Deutsche Bank prépare une levée de fonds massive et compte obtenir à une assemblée générale fin mai le feu vert pour récupérer jusqu'à 17 milliards d'euros, affirme l'hebdomadaire Der Spiegel daté de lundi.