Wall Street Week Ahead: Lower rates could boost housing stocks, but risks remain
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lower U.S. interest rates could help support outperforming U.S. homebuilder stocks, even as they raise worries about the economy, while a bonanza of industry data and Federal Reserve speakers next week are likely to help shape the outlook.After underperforming in 2018, the PHLX Housing Index is up about 30% for the year so far, roughly double the year-to-date gain of the benchmark S&P 500 index . Mortgage rates have been declining with U.S. Treasury debt yields, and the..