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20.08.25 - 05:24
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Trump Ally Calls on Bondi to Probe Fed′s Cook Over Mortgages (Bloomberg)
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The director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency is urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over a pair of mortgages, the latest in a series of moves by the Trump administration to increase legal scrutiny of Democratic figures and appointees....
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19.08.25 - 18:42
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How would potential new property tax differ from stamp duty and council tax system? (The Guardian)
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Treasury officials consider shake-up that could see tax paid by sellers of homes worth more than £500,000UK politics live – latest updatesThe government is considering a new national property tax as the first step towards a radical shake-up of stamp duty and council tax.The discussions taking place at the Treasury – revealed by the Guardian on Monday – have already prompted much debate and, perhaps inevitably, led to an outcry in some quarters. Here we consider how the current system works and how it could change. Continue reading......
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19.08.25 - 15:01
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US-Wohnbaugeschäft zieht spürbar an (Cash)
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Die Zahl der neu begonnenen Wohnungen wuchs im Juli um 5,2 Prozent zum Vormonat auf das Gesamtjahr hochgerechnet 1,428 Millionen, wie das US-Handelsministerium am Dienstag mitteilte. Von Reuters befragte Experten hatten nur mit 1,290 Millionen gerechnet, nachdem es im Juni schon ein Plus von 5,9 Prozent gegeben hatte. --- Die Zahl der Baugenehmigungen, die frühe Signale für das künftige Baugeschehen liefern, sank dagegen im Juli erneut: Sie gab um 2,8 Prozent auf annualisiert 1,354 Millionen nach. Volkswirte hatten hier nur mit einem Rückgang auf 1,386 Millionen gerechnet..
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19.08.25 - 15:01
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US Housing Starts Climb to Five-Month High in July (Bloomberg)
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Housing starts in the US increased 5.2% last month to an annualized rate of 1.43 million homes, a five-month high, led by a further pickup in the construction of multifamily projects. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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