US HOME SALES

Gold has sharpest single-day loss in six weeks on US housing data

Gold fell to its lowest level in more than a week on Wednesday, suffering its sharpest single session loss in over six weeks after a report showed strong US home sales in March, raising expectations for a June US Federal Reserve interest rate hike.

Apr 23, 2015, 01:39 AM IST

US new-home sales surge in February

Sales of new single-family homes in the United States surged in February to a seven-year high, accelerating for the third consecutive month, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

Mar 24, 2015, 20:05 PM IST

US pending home sales rebound

US pending home sales rebounded last month to their highest levels in nearly a year, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday, in report providing further evidence of a steadying housing market.

Aug 28, 2014, 21:18 PM IST