Category Archives: Politics

Whither Go 2018 Interest Rates?

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs The 10-year benchmark Treasury yield dropped 5.12 points yesterday, the biggest drop in 5 months, according to Marketwatch. It is hovering just above a 2.4 percent yield—which is why one can still obtain a 30-year fixed rate conforming … Continue reading →

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More Repub Lawlessness—Greatest Theft in History

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs The Republican’s tax bill has passed, and it is the greatest theft of taxpayer monies in history; even greater than Presidents’ Reagan and Bush I and II tax cuts that began the immense transfer of wealth to the … Continue reading →

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Treasury Yield Curve Too Flat, As Fed’s Raise Interest Rate

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The Federal Reserve FOMC meeting ended with the predicted 0.25 percent rate hike; but it’s happening at the wrong time.  This is the rate that controls credit card interest and the Prime Lending Rate banks use on … Continue reading →

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Dear Fed—Please Don’t Raise Interest Rates Again!

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The Federal Reserve FOMC meeting this week is expected to conclude with another 0.25 percent rate hike; but it’s happening at the wrong time.  This is the rate that controls credit card interest and the Prime Lending … Continue reading →

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Q3 Economic Growth Jumps to 3.3% (Revised)

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly It looks like the U.S. economy is charging ahead for the next few quarters, as Q3 Gross Domestic Product was revised from 3 percent to a 3.3 percent growth rate, due to higher exports and capital expenditures. … Continue reading →

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The Irrelevance of President Trump

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly It’s sad for America that the President of the United States has become irrelevant to most of the problems facing Americans and the world. But it’s heartening as well, because in choosing to return to a 1950’s … Continue reading →

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Tax Reform—Who Needs It?

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Firstly, we know this isn’t real tax reform when the respective Senate and House bills allow an additional $1.5 trillion in debt added to the existing $20 trillion of national debt. Why, when during prosperous times such as … Continue reading →

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Increasing Growth Ahead, But Watch for Bubbles!

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Maybe it’s the natural disasters plaguing U.S. Or the fact businesses haven’t been investing in future growth until now. But the times they are a’changin, as GDP grew 3 percent in Q3 for the second quarter in a … Continue reading →

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Who Needs a Tax Cut?

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly It turns out very few of us need a tax cut. Marketwatch economist Rex Nutting calculates that those in the 60 percent middle-income brackets—from $32,000 to $140,000 per year—pay just an average 2.5 percent in income taxes. … Continue reading →

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Rising Existing-Home Sales Not Enough

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner WASHINGTON (October 20, 2017) — After three straight monthly declines, existing-home sales slightly reversed course in September, but ongoing supply shortages and recent hurricanes muted overall activity and caused sales to fall back on an annual basis, … Continue reading →

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