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US STOCKS-Futures add to declines as CPI rises


15/08/2007


(Updates with reaction to CPI data)

NEW YORK, Aug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell further on Wednesday after data showed a pick-up in inflation last month, suggesting that the Federal Reserve may not have much leeway to cut interest rates in the face of mounting credit problems.

S&P 500 futures were down 7.8 points, below fair value, a mathematical formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract.

Dow Jones industrial average futures fell 69 points, and Nasdaq 100 futures lost 12.25 points. ((Reporting by Jennifer Coogan

Editing by Kenneth Barry

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US STOCKS-Futures drop on liquidity shortage; CPI ahead


15/08/2007


(Updates with Countrywide Financial falling before the opening bell, updates prices)

By Jennifer Coogan

NEW YORK, Aug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell sharply on Wednesday, with the Dow clinging to 13,000 before U.S. inflation data that may determine how much leeway the Federal Reserve will have to cope with mounting credit problems.

European stocks fell for the fourth drop in five sessions, led lower by banking shares, while Tokyo's market tumbled to the lowest in 2007. Nervousness among equity investors has grown as troubles in the U.S. housing market have evolved into a worldwide tightening of credit conditions.

The largest U.S. mortgage lender, Countrywide Financial Corp. , fell more than 6 percent to $23 before the opening bell after brokerage Merrill Lynch cut its rating on the stock, according to MarketWatch.

Investors will scrutinize the Labor Department's Consumer Price Index for July to evaluate the extent of inflation at 8:30 a.m. (1230 GMT). The index is forecast to have risen 0.2 percent, both for overall prices and excluding food and energy costs.

"CPI is going to be very important. The Fed has injected massive amounts of liquidity and they don't seem to be getting any major impact. We still have a credit crunch," said Paul Mendelsohn, chief investment strategist at Windham Financial Services in Charlotte, Vermont.

The consumer price index "will determine how much room the Fed has in its inflation fight. If it comes in hotter, it puts them in a really bad position."

S&P 500 futures were down 9.2 points, below fair value, a mathematical formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract.

Dow Jones industrial average futures fell 82 points, and Nasdaq 100 futures lost 14.25 points.

Standard & Poor's ratings agency on Tuesday said it may cut its debt rating on home builder Beazer Homes USA Inc. For details, see [ID:nN14464603]. Luxury builder WCI Communities Inc. postponed its quarterly financial report [ID:nN14467772].

Shares of Applied Materials Inc. , the world's largest supplier of equipment to make semiconductors, fell 4.2 percent before the open after it posted a lower quarterly profit late on Tuesday and said new orders for the third quarter decreased 14 percent. [ID:nN14459152].

Several other indicators will follow the CPI report, including industrial output and capacity utilization at 9:15 a.m. (1315 GMT) and the National Association of Home Builders housing market index at 1 p.m. (1700 GMT) ((Reporting by Jennifer Coogan

Editing by Kenneth Barry

U.S. stock futures drop before inflation data
Countrywide Financial downgraded; Agilent could see fall
By Steve Goldstein, MarketWatch
Last Update: 7:48 AM ET Aug 15, 2007Print E-mail Subscribe to RSS Disable Live Quotes LONDON (MarketWatch) - U.S. stock futures on Wednesday were pointing to a second day of losses ahead of the release of key inflation data, with one measure of market unease -- the Japanese yen -- indicating growing risk aversion amid credit-market turmoil.

S&P 500 futures fell 9.2 points at 1,425.10 and Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 14.25 points at 1,900.50. Dow industrial futures declined 82 points.
U.S. stocks dropped sharply on Tuesday after weak earnings from Wal-Mart Stores and Home Depot and news that Sentinel Management Group has stopped allowing clients to withdraw funds. The Dow industrials fell 207 points to its worst level since late April, the S&P 500 fell 26 points and the Nasdaq Composite lost 1.7%.
Japanese banks including Mitsubishi UFJ reported losses from subprime

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