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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.

COVID-19—WHO Wins?

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly https://twitter.com/jfkirkegaard Conquering the pandemic really means depending on the cooperation across borders of races and ethnicities that separate regions and countries. COVID-19 is winning the battle in those countries and states with the worst outbreaks that believe … Continue reading →

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Why So Much Inequality?

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Wrightson/ICAP Nobel Laureate and NYTimes columnist Paul Krugman has said it would probably take something on the scale of an alien invasion to create the emergency programs and policies that would benefit all Americans, such as another New … Continue reading →

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Hendrika’s Best Review Ever!

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

When a Toy Dog Became a Wolf and the Moon Broke Curfew: A Memoirby Hendrika de VriesShe Writes Press Book review by Mark Heisey “Being the old, dark child of the past, I was the one bound to my mother … Continue reading →

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Why the Uneven Recovery?

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Wrightson.com Consumer confidence is returning from its recent lows over the past two months with it main index up 12.1 points for a 3-month high in May as the lockdowns ease in some states, said the Conference Board … Continue reading →

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Job Losses Still Too High

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly St.LouisFRED The U.S. economy is recovering very slowly, in part because the number filing for first-time unemployment benefits is still too high (see above graph). Why? Businesses are still shedding workers because the COVID-19 pandemic is not … Continue reading →

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Have Home Sales Reached Bottom?

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Reuters/ICAP Why is it important to report on the housing market? Because there is a housing shortage  already (Forbes says up to 3.8 million unit shortfall to date), and the NYTimes, among others, is predicting a record … Continue reading →

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Economic Recovery Picks Up Steam

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly FREDUMich The head of steam analogy seems to be working for our economic recovery, as consumers let off steam after two months of staying at home with a burst of shopping activity from the re-openings. We said … Continue reading →

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The Recession Has Arrived, No Big Surprise!

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs The Dow plunged 1,862 points on Thursday, as the Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research, which maintains a chronology of the peaks and troughs in economic activity in the United States, had just … Continue reading →

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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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