| Jun 20, 2011 4:02PM At the second anniversary of the current economic expansion, housing remains stuck in a rut according to Fannie Mae's Economic Outlook for June which notes that most housing indicators started the second quarter with little momentum. Housing starts and builder's confidence are still at depressed levels and the sluggish construction activity reflected in both measures is one of the reasons that the current economic recovery is less robust than previous ones have been. Total construction spending improved... Jun 20, 2011 9:01AM Indecisive investor attitudes carry over into the week ahead where two major events are seen shaping outlooks. The U.S. Federal Reserve will conclude a two-day monetary policy meeting on Wednesday afternoon with the release of the FOMC Statement. We expect the Fed to confirm an end to its second Quantitative Easing program (QEII) and indicate that further quantitative easing measures are totally dependent on new economic data developments. The Fed's current stance calls for economic growth to pick...
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