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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.

When is the Next Recession?

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Graph: TradingEconomics.com We are nearing the end of the second-longest growth cycle since the Clinton era’s 10-year 1991-2001 boom years; because once again a huge amount of debt has accumulated that ultimately has to be paid for. Are … Continue reading →

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Good Initial Q1 GDP Growth

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Graph: bea.gov Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.3 percent in the first quarter of 2018, according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter, … Continue reading →

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New-Home Sales, Consumer Confidence Booming

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Graph: Econoday In spite of rising mortgage rates, new-home sales are booming and consumer confidence is at multi-year highs. March new-home sales rose 4.0 percent annualized to 694,000 and is just off the expansion high of 711,000 … Continue reading →

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Retail Sales, Consumers Resume Spending Ways For How Long?

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Graph: Econoday “Autos are the big story in March,” said Econoday, “jumping 2.0 percent and finally shaking off the long lull following the replacement surge of September’s hurricanes. Excluding autos, retail sales managed only a 0.2 percent gain … Continue reading →

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Retail Sales, Consumers Resume Spending Ways For How Long?

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Graph: Econoday “Autos are the big story in March,” said Econoday, “jumping 2.0 percent and finally shaking off the long lull following the replacement surge of September’s hurricanes. Excluding autos, retail sales managed only a 0.2 percent gain … Continue reading →

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The Results of Our Record Income Inequality

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs We know the results of trickle-down economic theory that says lower taxes and government regulations are supposed to lift all boats, as epitomized in Republicans’ latest tax bill. After the ninth year of this recovery, just 10 percent … Continue reading →

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Wintry Unemployment Report Chills Markets

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Graph: Marketwatch The smallest number of nonfarm payroll jobs since last year were created in March—103,000 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But it’s still pushing wages higher—to 2.7 percent annually, and the working population participation … Continue reading →

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Housing Prices Rising Too Fast

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Graph: Marketwatch Housing prices are rising too fast to be sustainable over the long term says CoreLogic, a leading global property information, analytics provider. So buyers should be aware such unsustainable price rises could lead us into … Continue reading →

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Q4 GDP Growth Up 2.9% Q/Q

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Graph: Econoday Fourth quarter Gross Domestic Product, the total value of the country’s production of purchases of domestically-produced goods and services by individuals, businesses, foreigners and government entities, rose to 2.9 percent from 2.6 percent in its third … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing Leading 2018 US Growth For How Long?

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Graph: Econoday US manufacturing looks to lead US economic activity this year. Why? Durable goods orders are growing incredibly fast, which are any products that last more than 3 years. This means aircraft and military goods, as … Continue reading →

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