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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.

Retail Sales Will Save Us

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs The debate is raging on when the Fed will begin to lower their short-term rates in time to prevent a recession. A number of pundits and economists, such as Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman, have said the inflation battle … Continue reading →

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Too Low Inflation a Danger

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Rather than worry about too much inflation still in the pipeline, we should worry about too little inflation going forward. The Producer Price Index of wholesale goods and services in September was 2.2 percent. It hit the … Continue reading →

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Higher Growth Ahead!

Posted on October 10, 2023 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Why have stocks and bonds been gyrating so much this year? It’s partly because a confused Federal Reserve doubts inflation is approaching their 2 percent target, and so won’t signal when they might begin to reduce their sky … Continue reading →

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Hot Labor Market and Lower Inflation Possible?

Posted on October 7, 2023 by Popular Economics Weekly

 Popular Economics Weekly Total nonfarm payrolls rose by 336,000 in September, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality; government; health care; professional, scientific, and … Continue reading →

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Why the Labor Shortage?

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Once again, we begin the countdown to the unemployment report by parsing the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) report on the number of job vacancies in the U.S. economy. The August report shows an extremely tight … Continue reading →

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It’s the Pandemic Stupid!

Posted on September 29, 2023 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Economists are beginning to say enough is enough. The Fed might continue to pause from another rate hike in their November FOMC meeting because the latest inflation data show a continued decline, but not in December. “Although … Continue reading →

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What is Normal Inflation?

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs I have found support for my contention that the Fed should be done with raising interest rates and in fact drop them sooner rather than later, or we will see a full-blown recession. Campbell Harvey, a Duke University … Continue reading →

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When a Return to Normal?

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs FREDfedfunds There is so much confusion in the financial markets, as well as with consumers, over what comes next and little history to compare because we are recovering from a world-wide pandemic, the first one since the Spanish … Continue reading →

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No More Rate Hikes?

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly NBER.org The latest inflation data make it almost unanimous: Chairman Powell, leading economists and even his Fed Governors are saying the Federal Reserve Governors may not raise interest rates again this year, or even next year. Why? … Continue reading →

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Why the Inflation Confusion–Part II

Posted on September 13, 2023 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs FREDcpi Americans want to blame someone for the post-pandemic inflation surge, according to most polls. Yet when in our history has it been a real problem affecting serious economic growth? Consumer prices rose again in August to reach … Continue reading →

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