Category Archives: Consumers

Cheaper Dollar Will Help Job Growth

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The U.S. Dollar is falling due to a number of factors. And this will boost the export of manufactured goods, as our goods will now be cheaper overseas. It will hurt imports, which become more expensive (even … Continue reading →

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Where Are the New Homes?

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner There is a surging demand for new home that builders find hard to meet.  New-home sales fell in July to 571,000 units, though May and June totals were revised upward. That’s because the Census Bureau estimate comes … Continue reading →

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Retail Sales Back, But Not Consumers

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner It turns out consumers decided to shop again in July, as retail sales surged in all categories. This includes online sales these days, as retailers adapt to the new reality that one large store size doesn’t fit … Continue reading →

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What Happened to Rising Wages?

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Everything should point to higher wages and salaries ahead for employees with a 4.3 percent unemployment rate and record corporate profits, but corporate profits go mainly to their executives and owners (and their stockholders) these days. The … Continue reading →

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More Job Openings, Fewer Hirings Mean What?

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The job market continues to fluctuate, as job openings rose sharply in June to 6.163 million from 5.702 million in May. Hires, however, fell sharply, to 5.356 million from 5.459 million. This data set can be volatile … Continue reading →

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Another Great Jobs Report?

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs No economist predicted another 209,000 private payroll jobs would be created in July, or that the last 2 months’ total would be 431,000, or the y-t-d total would be 1,290,000 payroll jobs created this year. But they should … Continue reading →

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Why are Americans So Unhealthy?

Posted on July 29, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Americans have just avoided a health care disaster in voting down the Senate’s ‘skinny’ Obamacare Repeal and Replace bill. Even though maintaining most of the taxes to pay for the Medicaid portion, it would have made insurance coverage … Continue reading →

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The End of Easy Money?

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The Fed just completed its July FOMC meeting and said the sale of some of its $4.5 trillion in securities would begin this year. CNBC has predicted the first installment of $300B in sales could begin anytime. … Continue reading →

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Home Sales Disappoint

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Existing-home sales were at a 5.52 million seasonally adjusted annual rate in June, the National Association of Realtors said Monday. That was 0.7 percent above the year-ago rate, but 1.8 percent lower than in May and marked … Continue reading →

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Full Employment Is Here, But No Inflation (Revised)

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs The Bureau of Labor’s JOLTS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey out Tuesday showed a huge boost in hiring and shrinkage of available jobs. What to make of it with almost nonexistent inflation, and the Fed’s Janet Yellen … Continue reading →

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