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５月の米S&Pケース・シラー住宅価格指数、20都市圏で前年比16％下落 下落幅拡大、７月米CB消費者信頼感指数は51.9
Home-Price Declines Accelerate (WSJ.com)
The S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index, a closely watched gauge of U.S. home prices, show price declines continued to worsen in May, with every region measured showing year-over-year drops for the second straight month.
Separately, consumers' take on the economy stagnated in July, although there was some sign moods may be improving over the economy's longer run prospects, a report Tuesday said.
According to the S&P/Case-Shiller indices, home prices in 10 major metropolitan areas fell by a record 17% from a year earlier and 1% from April. In 20 major metropolitan areas, home prices dropped 16% from a year earlier -- another record drop -- and 0.9% from April.
S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index: S&Pケース・シラー住宅価格指数
closely watched gauge: 注目されているゲージ
米フォード、トラック・SUVのリース契約条件を厳格化
Ford's Finance Arm Tightens Lease Terms on Trucks, SUVs (WSJ.com)
Ford Motor Co. has informed dealers that it is raising the price on leases of its most profitable trucks and sport-utility vehicles due to the "extreme losses" its lending arm is taking on these vehicles.
Meanwhile, GMAC LLC, which is minority-owned by General Motors Corp., has decided to stop extending lease deals to consumers with the lowest credit ratings. The decision affects car buyers who fall in the lowest two of six credit-rating categories, said George Fowler, general manager of Superior Buick Pontiac GMC in Dearborn, Mich.
The move by Ford is expected to make several 2008 model year trucks and SUVs "lease proof," according to the company. In other words, prices will be so high on these leases that consumers won't be willing to agree to terms, according to a dealer briefed on the matter.
to extend lease deals to: ～もリース契約を結べるようにする
lease proof: ”防”リース、実質的なリース拒否
米オバマ氏の経済政策、財務長官・FRB議長と会談
Obama Discusses Economy With Paulson and Bernanke (WSJ.com)
WASHINGTON -- Continuing a series of high-level sessions on the economy, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama met with Tuesday with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
"The two men agreed that Washington must restore confidence in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in a way that protects the taxpayer and our financial system, and that we must reform and modernize our regulatory structure to avoid these problems in the future and protect average Americans," said Obama spokesman Michael Ortiz. "They also agreed to stay in contact as important economic events unfold in the months ahead."
Mr. Ortiz said Sen. Obama believes the housing bill passed Saturday by the Senate should be used to protect homeowners, not bail out investors. Tuesday's sitdown with Mr. Paulson was part of a full-court press on the economy, which has emerged as the dominant issue of the presidential campaign.
to stay in contact: 連絡を取り合う
full-court press: フルコートプレス、全方面の攻撃的ディフェンス
米EPA長官の偽証容疑、民主党議員が捜査を要請
Democrats Ask for Probe Into EPA Chief's Testimony (WSJ.com)
WASHINGTON -- Democratic senators on Tuesday asked the Justice Department to investigate whether the nation's top environmental regulator made false statements to Congress when he testified that his 2007 decision to block California rules governing automobile greenhouse-gas emissions was made independently.
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D., Calif.) and two other lawmakers also called on EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson to resign. The calls bring to a head a building battle over whether the White House interfered in environmental policy making, including in the California rules.
The letter deals with Mr. Johnson's December 2007 decision to block California from receiving a waiver that would have allowed it to proceed with motor-vehicle greenhouse-gas emissions rules. Under current law, California may make its own such auto-emissions rules as long as it receives a waiver from the EPA. Other states may then adopt California's standards, or choose the federal standards.
Environmental Protection Agency: EPA、環境保護局
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee: 上院環境・公共事業委員会（の）
to receive a waiver: 免除を受ける
英航空最大手BA、イベリア航空と合併交渉
British Airways, Iberia Hold Merger Talks (WSJ.com)
British Airways PLC and Spain's Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA said they are in talks over a potential merger, in the strongest signal yet that deteriorating market conditions and the gradual deregulation of global air travel are hastening the pace of airline consolidation.
The two European airlines said in a joint statement that both supported a deal, but that it would take several months to agree on the terms and finalize a joint business and integration plan for the combined group. If an agreement is reached, it would create the world's fifth-largest airline by number of passengers carried, according ...
to be in talks over: ～に関して話し合う
gradual deregulation: 段階的な規制撤廃
airline consolidation: 航空業界再編
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