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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.

May Employment Rise is Big Surprise!

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs MarketWatch.com What happened? American workers are suddenly going back on the job; at least 2.5 million of them, according to the Labor Department. That knocks down the number of unemployed to maybe 20 million, and surprised economists. A … Continue reading →

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Why Has U.S. Made Such a Mess of It?

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Wrightson.com Private sector employment decreased by – 2,760,000 jobs from April to May according to the May ADP National Employment Report®, much less than the original estimate of –8 million jobs. It precedes Friday’s official government unemployment … Continue reading →

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Why Has U.S. Made Such a Mess of It?

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Wrightson.com Private sector employment decreased by – 2,760,000 jobs from April to May according to the May ADP National Employment Report® released today that precedes Friday’s official government unemployment report for May. Friday’s unemployment report is predicted … Continue reading →

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Why the Housing Shortage?

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Wrightson.com We are now beginning to feel the recession in housing caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. What can we say with so many living on the edge because of the loss, or temporary hiatus, of their jobs? … Continue reading →

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Why a Housing Shortage at This Time?

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Wrightson.com The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI),* http://www.nar.realtor/pending-home-sales, a forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings, fell 21.8 percent to 69.0 in April. Year-over-year, contract signings shrank 33.8 percent. An index of 100 is equal … Continue reading →

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Will Economic Growth Return in Fall?

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Wrightson.com The second estimate of first quarter real GDP growth was revised to a negative -5.0 percent from its initial estimate of -4.8 percent, with the decline in consumer services the main culprit. It only hints at how … Continue reading →

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What Letter Will Describe This Pandemic?

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Conference-board.org The Conference Board’s consumer confidence survey should help to predict the shape of this economic recovery from COVID-19. It’s shape will mirror the degree of “uncertainty” felt by consumers. In the words of Lynn Franco, Senior … Continue reading →

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Will Those Jobs Return?

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Wrightson.com Initial claims for unemployment benefits fell by just 249K to 2.438 million in seasonally adjusted terms in the week of May 16, as the businesses begin to reopen in all 50 states.  The aggregate level of … Continue reading →

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Consumer at Center of Any Recovery

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs FRED retail sales The American economy has depended on consumers’ health, and consumer spending since the 1950s, really. Consumers generate some 70 percent of economic activity from their purchases, with government spending and capital expenditures in the private … Continue reading →

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In The Age of Anxiety

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly thesocialhistorian.com We are now in a full-blown “Age of Anxiety”; not the first, of course. There was as much anxiety during the 1918-20 Spanish Flue pandemic that reportedly killed 50 million in a series of worldwide outbreaks … Continue reading →

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