Dugas said that market conditions are expected to remain relatively stable for the rest of the year, but high resale inventory, particularly foreclosure inventory, expiration of the tax credit and weak consumer confidence could limit the pace of housing's recovery for several more quarters.

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Employers are still cautious and weak demand will continue to limit new hiring.

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However, the still-weak technical posture in both markets continues to limit speculative buying interest.

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Executives at several American banks said they were reluctant to lend not only because of concerns about creditworthiness, but also because of the heavy paperwork involved in government guaranteed loans, their own weak capital bases, and a desire to limit their already considerable holdings of similar loans to other countries.

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Those locations also tended to have fewer traditional village rules to limit fishing and national governments that are too weak to effectively enforce fishery regulations.

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The gold and silver markets are still technically weak on a near-term basis, which continues to limit fresh speculative buying interest.

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The gold and silver market bulls are still technically weak on a near-term basis, which continues to limit fresh speculative buying interest.

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Even as weak commodity prices depress export prices, sluggish demand growth in the rich world may limit emerging economies' export volumes.

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