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Tworzenie stron www"A lot of this (macro economic and liquidity risk) is already in share prices... (but) our preference is to wait for another three months or so of data, as by then there will be much more evidence of either a stabilisation in the market or a clear drop in activity," Citigroup analysts said. House builders, in the midst of reporting last year results, are divided on whether the market is showing signs of recovery after its sharp downturn in the final few months of last year. Barratt chief executive officer Mark Clare, on the one hand, said last week the market was improving more quickly than he had expected. He pointed to a 36 per cent rise in property viewings from the second half of last year and a return in the number of people cancelling reservations to the usual level of about 20 per cent. These signs of hope were given a tentative boost last week by official figures. While reporting the smallest rise in mortgage lending for two-and-a-half years, the Bank of England also said that mortgage approvals - an indication of future lending - unexpectedly picked up in January. But other builders such as Galliford and Redrow turned more cautious, as they prepare to spend more on incentives such as part-exchange deals and mortgage assistance to restore falling sales. Persimmon reported a 19 per cent fall in presold homes last week versus a 14 per cent drop in January, while Barratt's forward sales decline was seven per cent versus six per cent in January. A further weakening in house prices - which in January recorded their biggest quarterly fall in at least a decade - would be a big blow to builders, which are under additional pressure from high prices for raw materials. Builders' drive to cut costs, which has been so far centred on reducing labour costs, closing branches and renegotiating terms with subcontractors, will also have only limited impact on improving margins without house price rises, analysts say. "We see the new building sector having difficulties cutting costs as land within cost of sales is essentially fixed or rising, materials costs look likely to rise and he hoped for five to10 per cent cut in labour costs looks hard to achieve," KBC analysts said. Cazenove analysts estimate the impact of lower house prices on builders' bottom line is four times bigger than a volume change, with a one per cent drop in prices cutting operating profits by four per cent. 1. Record oil price drags down U.S. stocks data: 10.04.08 Oil prices surged to a fresh record high, piercing $112 a barrel at one point, on Wednesday as a new spate of recession fears and a bleak corporate profit outlook pulled down U.S. stocks. 2. Asian businesses and workers suffer from dollar's weakness data: 27.03.08 The sliding value of the U.S. dollar against most global currencies is putting many businesses and workers under increasing financial pressure. 3. Kosovo's actions hearten a Hungarian enclave data: 10.04.08 Romania's Hungarian minority believe it's their time for independence and for their proposed semi-autonomous state, Szeklerland. 4. EADS insiders knew of threats to profits before selling stock, regulator says data: 10.04.08 A report from the French market regulator details meetings in which senior executives learned about threats to profits. 5. Cardiff to play FA Cup final data: 07.04.08 Cardiff City will play Portsmouth in this season's FA Cup final after a stunning goal from midfielder Joe Ledley gave them a 1-0 win over Barnsley in Sunday's semi-final at Wembley Stadium. 6. What is next for the U.S. economy? data: 10.04.08 While the rest of 2008 looks tough and the fire sale of Bear Stearns to JPMorgan Chase has added to pessimism, the darkest clouds may be lifting on the horizon. 7. Act repeal could make Franz Herzog von Bayern new King of England and Scotland data: 07.04.08 Gordon Brown is considering repealing the 1701 Act of Settlement as a way of healing a historic injustice by ending the prohibition against Catholics taking the throne. Polecane: Builders London, property services, decorators london, property Maintenance, 8. Ben-Hur star Charlton Heston dies data: 07.04.08 Charlton Heston, who won a best actor Oscar for his performance in the Hollywood epic Ben-Hur, dies aged 84. 9. Fed loses its unified voice data: 10.04.08 As the U.S. Federal Reserve Board deals with the biggest American financial crisis in a generation, its policies are coming under criticism from within. 10. Rokocoko out for up to four months data: 07.04.08 All Blacks winger Josevata Rokocoko is to have surgery on a wrist injury and could be out of action for up to four months, his Super 14 team said on Monday. 11. Music cache from Hitler's headquarters features Jewish and Russian musicians data: 27.03.08 Outward hatred for Jews and Russians may have belied a secret passion for some of their greatest musical works, if a recently discovered cache of records proves to be the remains of Adolf Hitler's private music collection. 12. Voice of the Mirror: Wild Heather data: 19.03.08 Heather Mills learned the hard way that honesty is the best policy. 13. Millions strike in Greece to protest plan to overhaul pensions data: 27.03.08 The national strike on Wednesday - the third since December - capped nearly a month of labor unrest that has brought power blackouts, heaps of uncollected garbage and transport disruption. 14. Fiona: Tragedy of Todd data: 19.03.08 Police chief Mike Todd was the best cop Greater Manchester had known, according to tributes on the force's website. Only he didn't believe it. 15. Move to end 'student ghost towns' data: 10.04.08 The government may use planning laws to end concentrations of student houses in England. 16. Soaring price of food 'leads to riots' data: 07.04.08 Rising food prices threaten economic stability and could trigger riots, Gordon Brown has been warned. 17. Serbia neighbours accept Kosovo data: 19.03.08 Three of Serbia's neighbours - Bulgaria, Croatia and Hungary - have announced they will recognise Kosovo. 18. New appeal to identify Islay body data: 10.04.08 A fresh plea is made for help in identifying a man's body which washed up on Islay two years ago. 19. Bid to restore Iron Cross awakens Germany's angst data: 27.03.08 The painful debate over whether to revive the famed Iron Cross so that German soldiers can be awarded for courage, underscores how far the country's military still is from normality. 20. Belgium gets new government, but how long will it last? data: 27.03.08 After a nine-month political crisis that prompted speculation that the country might split, Yves Leterme of the Flemish Christian Democrats was sworn in Thursday as prime minister. But many voters believe the new government will be too weak to last. 21. Gamezone: Review: God of War: Chains of Olympus data: 07.04.08 PSP, £29.99-£49.99 5/5 22. Gerrard hailed as hero in Anfield thriller data: 10.04.08 Despite admitting to playing one of his worst games for Liverpool, Steven Gerrard was hailed a hero once again after helping his team overcome Arsenal in a pulsating Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday. 23. Toxic gas 'helps lung patients' data: 19.03.08 A toxic gas could improve the lives of patients with serious lung conditions, say scientists. 24. Facebook throws down online chat challenge data: 19.03.08 A new service, expected to roll out in the next few weeks, represents Facebook's latest challege to AOL, Microsoft and other makers of popular instant messaging programmes 25. Police spoke to missing presenter data: 10.04.08 Officers who spoke to TV presenter Mark Speight hours before he went missing say he appeared distracted. 26. Trader sues over 'lap dance injury' data: 19.03.08 A Wall Street trader is seeking damages after allegedly being hit in the face by a stripper's high heel as she performed a lap dance for him. 27. Three share £2.2m Lottery cash data: 10.04.08 Three ticket holders are each £753,154 richer after sharing a £2.2m jackpot in Wednesday's main Lotto draw. 28. The meaning of assurances given to Israel by European leaders data: 27.03.08 There is a greater willingness on the part of Europe's leaders - you can probably count in Gordon Brown - to state their backing for Israel at a time of a gathering threats. 29. Peter Jones' cat dung coffee, £50 a cup data: 10.04.08 Peter Jones, the department store famed for its range of good-value products is to start selling coffee at £50 a cup 30. 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