Real GDP rose 0.4% in the fourth quarter on the back of a solid housing sector, a resilient consumer, and higher than previously estimated non-residential fixed investment.
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And beyond the performance of specific stocks, a solid recovery in the housing market should lead to policymakers, starting with Bernanke, breathing a sigh of relief.
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Those expecting housing to fuel a solid, broad-based economic recovery appear mistaken, though.
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Not everyone believes the so-called housing recovery is on solid footing.
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"Solid economic conditions and high employment support housing demand which, together with supply shortages, will continue to support prices, " he said.
Buoyed by a strong housing sector, and a solid performance from sectors like healthcare and financials, stock market bulls seem to have left behind those speaking of a coming correction as investors look for equities to go even higher.
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And, with some solid hints of stabilization in key markets, including housing, we may be starting to see some of the fruits of this investment.
Both, the housing and the potentiometer control as well as the rotary switch for selecting the source are made of anodised aluminium, while the front panel of the housing and the controls are milled from solid material.
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The U.S. housing market is steadily recovering, buoyed by solid job gains and near-record low mortgage rates.
The housing industry is rebounding and business investment appears solid, but government cutbacks have weighed on the economy and consumer attitudes have soured.
The latest data on growth in jobs, retail sales and housing starts, and the record level of household savings, underscores the solid economy described by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke last month.
And look, one of the things that will help the housing market would be -- is continued economic growth and continued job creation, because, clearly, people with jobs, people with solid incomes, a growing economy, all of those things will help improve the housing market in the long term.
The housing of BeoPlay H3 is milled from a single block of high-grade solid aluminium.
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He says the money withdrawn is real, solid cash - while the capital investment comes mostly in the form of loans or equity, primarily for housing, which has to be repaid and over which he has no discretion.
Hoarding money will continue until there is tangible solid evidence that growth is sustainable (we are seeing some signs -- consumer confidence, house prices, housing starts, durable numbers etc -- but it is still tentative).
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