Around the world, housing is fuelling a whole new frenzy of speculation and unrealistic optimism
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Econowatch: early September 2011
The relative calm of markets during the first week of September brought a welcome end to a thoroughly rotten August. For several days, investors rediscovered their inner bulls, largely on reports that U.S. Federal Reserve officials are warming to the idea of buying even more government bonds to try to stimulate the economy.