Why you should be worrying about US house prices

The state of the US property market is key to the health of the global economy, but the latest news from that direction doesn't bode well...

Volatility and choppiness continue to characterise major stock market behaviour although the highs achieved in late April still stand above subsequent price levels.

One of the latest key news items concerned a sharp fall on Tuesday, 25th July, of 15% in the share price of UPS, an express delivery group; the Financial Times' headline was UPS battered by retail weakness'.

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