(Reuters) - NEW YORK, April 24 - The sharpest monthly decline in U.S. homes sales in nearly two decades pushed stock prices lower and weighed on the dollar on Tuesday, giving investors fresh cause for concern about the health of the U.S. economy.
European shares also weakened, but U.S. Treasury debt prices climbed on the view that an ongoing housing slump would prompt the Federal Reserve to cut benchmark interest rates this year.
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