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After reporting a sharp jump in U.S. homebuilder confidence in the previous month, the National Association of Home Builders released a report on Tuesday showing that homebuilder confidence has pulled back in the month of October. The report said the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index dipped to 63 in October after jumping to an eleven-month high of 65 in September.

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Suggesting weakness in the housing market, the Commerce Department released a report on Wednesday showing that new residential construction in the U.S. unexpectedly tumbled to its lowest level in well over a year in September. The report said housing starts plunged by 9.0 percent to an annual rate of 1.047 million.

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After reporting an unexpected drop in its reading on leading U.S. economic indicators in the previous month, the Conference Board released a report on Thursday showing that its leading economic indicators index rose in line with estimates in September.

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Consumer confidence in the U.S. decreased by more than anticipated in the month of October, according to a report released by the Conference Board on Tuesday. The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index fell to 98.6 in October after climbing to 103.5 in September.

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New home sales rose in September, though the increase was helped by revisions to figures from the previous month. The rate of sales came in below what economists had expected. Data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce showed that new home sales rose 3.1 percent to an annual rate of 593,000. Economists had expected a rate of 601,000.

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New orders for U.S. manufactured durable goods unexpectedly edged lower in the month of September, the Commerce Department revealed in a report released on Thursday. The Commerce Department said durable goods orders dipped by 0.1 percent in September after rising by a revised 0.3 percent in August.

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After reporting a bigger than expected increase in first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits in the previous week, the Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing a modest pullback in initial jobless claims in the week ended October 22nd.

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Pending home sales in the U.S. saw a significant rebound in the month of September, according to a report released by the National Association of Realtors on Thursday. NAR said its pending home sales index jumped by 1.5 percent to 110.0 in September after tumbling by 2.5 percent to a revised 108.4 in August.

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Reflecting concerns about the prospects for the national economy, the University of Michigan released a report on Friday showing that U.S. consumer sentiment deteriorated by more than previously estimated in the month of October.

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Suggesting a loss of momentum to start the fourth quarter, MNI Indicators released a report on Monday showing an unexpected drop by its reading on Chicago-area business activity in the month of October.

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