- US: Housing Price Index declines 0.1% in December vs -0.6% expected
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28 February 2023
US: Housing Price Index declines 0.1% in December vs -0.6% expected
- House prices in the US declined at a softer pace than expected in December.
- US Dollar Index stays in negative territory at around 104.50.
House prices in the US declined by 0.1% on a monthly basis in December, the monthly data published by the US Federal Housing Finance Agency showed on Tuesday. This reading came in better than the market expectation for a decrease of 0.6%.
Meanwhile, the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index arrived at 4.6% on a yearly basis in December, down from 6.8% in November and lower than analysts' estimate of 6.1%.
Market reaction
The US Dollar stays under modest selling pressure after this report and the US Dollar Index was last seen losing 0.15% on the day at 104.47.
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