Asian shares slip on weak U.S. data, Italy debt sale eyed

TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares slipped on Thursday as weak U.S. retail sales data raised fresh concerns about sluggish economic growth, while an Italian debt auction later in the day will test market confidence in whether Rome can avoid becoming the next victim of the euro zone
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European Debt Crisis Impacting Global Home Price Index, Weakest Performance Since 2009 Says Knight Frank

According to Knight Frank’s latest Global House Price Index, worldwide home prices recorded their weakest annual performance since the depths of the recession in 2009, recording only 0.9% growth in the year to March 2012. Doubts over the Eurozone’s future, coupled with the
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Asian shares, euro recover on Greek debt hope, Portugal weighs (Reuters)

Reuters – Asian shares and the euro rose on Tuesday after Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos raised hopes that a deal would be reached this week to avoid a potentially chaotic debt default, but worries over Portugal’s refinancing ability capped gains. Yahoo! News: Busine
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Greece, creditors on verge of clinching debt deal (Reuters)

Reuters – Greece and its private creditors said on Saturday they were piecing together the final elements of a debt swap and expected to have a deal ready next week, essential for sealing a new bailout and avoiding an uncontrolled default. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Exclusive: Greek PM Papademos expects debt swap deal in days (Reuters)

Reuters – Greece expects to conclude difficult debt talks with private creditors within days and negotiations with the EU and the IMF on a new bailout deal by the middle of next week, Prime Minister Lucas Papademos told Reuters on Friday. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Shares gain as strong debt sales boost confidence (Reuters)

Reuters – Asian shares rose to a one-month high and the euro clung near its strongest in a week on Friday as strong demand in Spanish and Italian debt sales tempered risk aversion ahead of another auction from Rome later in the day. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Stocks cheered by growth hopes, debt woes drag euro (Reuters)

Reuters – Asian stocks rose on Wednesday as investor risk appetite returned after upbeat U.S. and European economic data improved the global growth outlook, but the euro’s gains were short-lived due to deep-set worries over the European debt crisis. Yahoo! News: Business N
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Wall Street gains on hopes for EU debt solution (Reuters)

Reuters – Stocks jumped at the start of what could be the most important week of the year for Wall Street as hopes grew that European leaders will find a solution to the region’s debt crisis at a summit on Friday. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Wall Street down 2 percent on global debt concerns (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. stocks dropped about 2 percent on Monday, putting the S&P on track for its fourth straight day of losses as concerns about heavy debt loads both domestically and abroad added uncertainty to a troubled market. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Debt, Downgrade and Double Dip Throw CRE into a New Cycle of Uncertainty

Marty Busekrus, a senior associate investment properties for CB Richard Ellis | Capital Markets in Boca Raton, FL, got a call this past Monday morning from a potential office building buyer as mania struck the stock markets. The buyer, who has been trying to buy an office building fro
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