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Better labor market behind confidence rise, Conference Board
U.S. Feb. inflation expectations fall to 4.6 vs 4.7 in Jan.
U.S. Feb. consumer confidence highest since pre-9/11 GOOOODDD
U.S. Feb. consumer confidence rises to 112.5 vs 110.2 in Jan GOOODDD

ECONOMIC REPORT: Confidence hits 5 1/2 year high in Feb.
By Greg Robb, MarketWatch Last Update: 10:07 AM ET Feb 27, 2007

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. consumer confidence defied expectations and continued to climb in February as Americans said it was easier to find work, the Conference Board said Tuesday.
The consumer confidence index rose to 112.5 in February from a revised 110.3 in January, the research group reported.
This is the highest level since August 2001, just before the Sept. 11 attacks. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch didn't think confidence could stay so high and had been expecting the index to dip to 107.0.
Consumers were more optimistic about the future in February, with the expectations index rising to 94.8 from 94.4 in January.
Consumers' overall assessment of current conditions improved in February, rising to 139.0 from 133.9 in the previous month.
Lynn Franco, director of the Conference Board's consumer research center, said the improvement was due in large measures to a better outlook for the job market.
"All in all, it appears that the pace of economic growth exhibited in the final months of 2006 has carried over into early 2007 and may have even gained a little momentum," Franco said in a statement.
The outlook for the labor market was somewhat mixed, but those respondents saying jobs are "hard to get" fell to 17.5% from 19.7% in the previous month. This is a five-and-a-half-year low.
But those claiming jobs are "plentiful" also declined slightly.
The survey is based on a sample of 5,000 U.S. households.
Expectations of inflation over the next 12-months inched lower to 4.6% in February from 4.7% in the pervious month. Fed watchers say that inflation expectations is a growing factor in the Fed's monetary policy deliberations.


U.S. Jan. existing-home sales down 4.3% year-on-year
U.S. Jan. existing-home sales 'surprisingly strong': NAR
U.S. Jan. existing-home median price off 3.1% year-on-year
U.S. Jan. existing-home inventories up 2.9% to 3.55 mln
U.S. Jan. existing-home sales up 3% to 6.46 mln vs. 6.27 mln GOOODDD

ECONOMIC REPORT: Existing-home sales rise 3% in January
By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch Last Update: 10:01 AM ET Feb 27, 2007

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Sales of existing U.S. homes rose 3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.46 million in January, the highest in seven months, the National Association of Realtors reported Tuesday.
It was the largest percentage gain in two years.
Sales were down 4.3% year-on-year.
Economists surveyed by MarketWatch were expecting sales to rise to about 6.30 million,
Resales of single-family homes rose 3.5% to 5.69 million annualized, while condo resales fell 0.1% to 767,000 annualized.
The results were "surprisingly strong," said David Lereah, chief economist for the real estate trade group. Lereah said he couldn't be confident that the bottom had been reached, because unusually warm weather earlier helped to boost sales in January.
Inventories of unsold homes on the market rose 2.9% to 3.55 million, a 6.6-month supply.
The median sales price fell 3.1% year-over-year to $210,600. "The price correction is working," Lereah said. Prices fell the most in the West, which had been the hottest region for price appreciation. Median prices are down 4.6% in the West, which could reflect slower sales in relatively high-priced California and faster sales in cheaper areas such as Utah, Idaho and New Mexico.
In a separate report, Standard & Poor's said national home prices rose 0.4% year-on-year, according to the Case-Shiller index, which compares sales of the same homes over time.
Revisions to historic data show the pace of sales in December was slightly higher than previously reported at 6.27 million vs. 6.22 million. The supply of homes on the market was revised down to 3.45 million from 3.51 million.
Regionally, sales rose 5.6% in the West, 4.8% in the Midwest, 2% in the South and were unchanged in the Northeast.