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US housing market remains under pressure in July; factory output rises

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By Mike Blake Verified
| Idaho Statesman Verified
Aug 18 (Reuters) - U.S. single-family homebuilding fell sharply in July to the lowest in more than three-and-a-half-years and contract signings for purchases of existing homes also slid in the latest signal that the housing market remains under pressure from higher mortgage rates and economic uncertainty from the Iran war.
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US home builder sentiment ticks up in August but remains weak overall

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By Mike Blake Verified
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram Verified
A construction worker is shown at work on a multi-unit residential housing project in Encinitas, California, U.S., July 28, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake Aug 17 (Reuters) - U.S. home builder sentiment unexpectedly ticked higher in August, but residential construction firms' confidence remains weak overall, weighed down by economic uncertainty, high mortgage rates and steep building costs aggravated by the U.S.-led war with Iran, a survey showed on Monday.
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Fed's Goolsbee says latest inflation data is better

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By Mike Blake Verified
| The Herald-Sun (Durham, NC) Verified
Austan Goolsbee, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference 2026 in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May, 6, 2026. REUTERS/Mike Blake Reuters Aug 13 (Reuters) - Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee said on Thursday that the latest U.S. inflation data has been a "little better," and he is hopeful that as the effects of tariffs and higher oil prices from the Iran war fade, inflation can continue to improve.
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