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About Popular Economics Weekly

Harlan Green is editor/publisher of PopularEconomics.com, and content provider of 3 weekly columns to various blogs--Popular Economics Weekly, Financial FAQs and the Mortgage Corner.

The Declining Treasury Yield Curve—Recession Looming?

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs We are basically at full employment with a 4.4 percent unemployment rate, which should tell us we are nearing the end of this growth cycle. Econoday reports, “The total number of employed Americans, and this includes both the … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Macro Economics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged interest rates, NBER, personal consumption expenditures, personal income, treasury yield curve, unemployment report | Leave a comment

TrumpCare–The Un-American Health Care Act

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly It’s incredible. Why have House Republicans just voted for a health care bill that only does one thing in the words of MIT Professor Jonathan Gruber, primary architect of the Massachusetts single-pay healthcare program and Obamacare? He … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged Donald Trump, Obamacare, republican party | Leave a comment

April Employment Up, Q1 Consumer Spending Weak

Posted on May 6, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 211,000 in April, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.4 percent from 4.5 percent in March, reported the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics today. Job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, health … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Weekly Financial News | Tagged consumer confidence, consumer spending, Federal Reserve, ism manufacturing report, ism non-manufacturing report, unemployment report | Leave a comment

Housing Recovery Still Uneven

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Fresh data from real-estate website Trulia show that just 34.2 percent of homes have returned to the peak levels registered before the onset of the recession in 2008, reports Marketwatch’s Andrea Requier. What’s more, Trulia estimates it could … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, housing market, Politics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged GDP growth, household incomes, housing affordability, housing bubble, housing construction | Leave a comment

Consumer Spending Down, Recession Looms?

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Wow! First-quarter GDP was paltry enough at 0.7 percent but consumer spending was even more paltry, at only 0.3 percent for the most embarrassing annualized pace since 2009. Unemployment is unusually low and consumer confidence unusually high … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Politics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged consumer confidence, consumer spending, GDP growth, inflation, PCE, unemployment | Leave a comment

Slow Q1 GDP Growth Means What?

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 0.7 percent in the first quarter of 2017, according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2016, real … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Weekly Financial News | Tagged chicago PMI, consumer confidence, consumer spending, GDP growth, motor vehicle sales, President Trump | Leave a comment

No “Art of the Deal” in 100 Days

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly It’s 100 days into the Trump Presidency and looking more and more like President Trump is no more effective at running the country than his business interests. His book, The Art of the Deal was meant to … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged Art of the Deal, Donald Trump, marine le pen, Obamacare, republican congress, vladimir putin, White House | Leave a comment

Why Is Mortgage Lending Still Restricted?

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner We can thank the Great Recession for most of it. Banks have become much more conservative, and builders are building approximately 50 percent fewer residences vs. the 2 million housing units at the height of the housing … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Housing, housing market, Weekly Financial News | Tagged Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Great Depression, Great Recession, housing market, interest rates, New Deal, President Reagan, VA/FHA | Leave a comment

Low Inflation Boosts Housing Sales

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Existing-home sales are now accelerating to new expansion highs, says the NAR. Sales rose a very sharp 4.4 percent to a higher-than-expected annualized rate of 5.710 million. This is the best rate since February 2007. Both components show … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing, housing market, Politics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged CPI, existing-home inventory, housing inventories | Leave a comment

Return To Low Interest Rates Boosts Housing

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner The conforming 30-year fixed rate mortgage is now 3.50 percent and the so-called Hi-Balance conforming 30-year fixed rate is 3.75 percent these days for a 1 percent origination fee. And this is what has kept the demand … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Housing, housing market, Politics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged builder optimism, GDP growth, housing affordability, housing construction, housing starts | Leave a comment

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