david kelly jpmorgan, josh fineman. >>> a critical component of the economy is the housing market. today a new report shows builders are the most confident they have been since 2005. the national association of home builders said prospective buyers rising thanks to lower mortgage rates and lab market. it wasn't all positive. the outlook for sales over the next six months fell slightly. >> outlook for global economy weakened slightly. economic cooperation and development says recent weakness in china outweighs strength in the u.s. the research group also says the health of the u.s. economy justifies a rate hike by the federal reserve but that overall global growth will remain subpar this year. >> american household incomes fell last year and the poverty rate inched higher. according to the census bureau, median income was around $53,600 last year, down from $54,400 in 2013 and more than 6% lower than in 2007. the poverty rate rose to 14.8% last year from 14.5 in 2013. some say those new numbers show the economic expansion has yet to be felt by many americans. >> stocks rally for the