Resurrecting a Disgraced Reporter

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Price Briefing 26 September – 2 October

Antimony prices drop while magnesia and fertiliser minerals see gains



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US FOB warehouse potash prices rise to over $400/s.ton

Tight supply conditions for the remainder of 2014 to support fertiliser values



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Fused magnesia prices expected to plummet in wake of capacity expansion

A significant increase in global FM production could pull prices down and hurt higher-cost producers, traders say.



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Antimony ingot prices fall further on downturn in trioxide market

Declines follow last week’s drop of $200/tonne for flame retardant chemical



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Black Knight (formerly LPS): House Price Index up 0.2% in July, Up 5.1% year-over-year

Note: I follow several house price indexes (Case-Shiller, CoreLogic, Black Knight, Zillow, FHFA, FNC and more). The timing of different house prices indexes can be a little confusing. Black Knight uses the current month closings only (not a three month average like Case-Shiller or a weighted average like CoreLogic), excludes short sales and REOs, and is not seasonally adjusted.



From Black Knight: U.S. Home Prices Up 0.2 Percent for the Month; Up 5.1 Percent Year-Over-Year

Today, the Data and Analytics division of Black Knight Financial Services released its latest Home Price Index (HPI) report, based on July 2014 residential real estate transactions. The Black Knight HPI combines the company’s extensive property and loan-level databases to produce a repeat sales analysis of home prices as of their transaction dates every month for each of more than 18,500 U.S. ZIP codes. The Black Knight HPI represents the price of non-distressed sales by taking into account price discounts for REO and short sales.

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- U.S. home prices now just 10.2 percent off 2006 peak

- Year-over-year increases in home appreciation continue to slow

- Seven of 20 largest states register monthly declines in home prices

The year-over-year increases have been getting steadily smaller for the last 10 months - as shown in the table below:

Month	YoY House Price Increase
Jan-13	6.7%
Feb-13	7.3%
Mar-13	7.6%
Apr-13	8.1%
May-13	7.9%
Jun-13	8.4%
Jul-13	8.7%
Aug-13	9.0%
Sep-13	9.0%
Oct-13	8.8%
Nov-13	8.5%
Dec-13	8.4%
Jan-14	8.0%
Feb-14	7.6%
Mar-14	7.0%
Apr-14	6.4%
May-14	5.9%
June-14	5.5%
July-14	5.1%

The Black Knight HPI is off 10.2% from the peak in June 2006 (not adjusted for inflation).



The press release has data for the 20 largest states, and 40 MSAs.



Black Knight shows prices off 41.7% from the peak in Las Vegas, off 34.6% in Orlando, and 31.8% off from the peak in Riverside-San Bernardino, CA (Inland Empire). Prices are at new highs in Colorado and Texas (Denver, Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio metros). Prices are also at new highs in San Jose, CA and in Nashville, TN.



Note: Case-Shiller for July will be released tomorrow.



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Chinese magnesia prices rise as government clings to quota system

Busy purchasing period coupled with an increase in the export licence fee pushes up costs



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