Category Archives: Weekly Financial News

Job Openings and Hires At Record Levels

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Job openings rose 5 percent to 5.6 million in December, the Labor Department said Tuesday. So why are the financial markets worrying about a looming recession? That reading was the second-highest ever recorded, behind only July 2015, … Continue reading →

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Why Are Mortgage Rates At Historical Lows?

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Mortgage rates continued to tumble over the past week as investors fled to the safety of government bonds, pushing Treasury yields down, mortgage provider Freddie Mac said Thursday. This is no surprise given the geopolitical uncertainties buffeting … Continue reading →

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Iowa and the Stand For Nothing Party

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Can the Republican Party survive the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries and either Donald Trump or Senator Cruz winning? Can the Grand Old Party survive and thrive on a platform that opposes every relevant issue today — … Continue reading →

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Why Slower Fourth Quarter Growth?

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Gross domestic product — the value of everything a nation produces — expanded at a 0.7 percent annual rate from October to December. That’s a big markdown from 2 percent growth in the fall and 3.9 percent … Continue reading →

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Higher Employment = More New Homes

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Twenty Five states had lower unemployment, reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as the economic recovery continues. That is probably why consumers continue to be optimistic and housing prices continue to soar—as high as 11 percent in … Continue reading →

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Davos Conference Highlights Why There’s Slower Growth

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs It’s time for the World Economic Forum, and this year more than 40 heads of state and 2,500 other participants are unlikely to run short of topics to discuss. “Meeting against a backdrop of market jitters, heightened geopolitical … Continue reading →

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Candidate Bernie Is Candidate Obama

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly What I learned from last Sunday’s Charleston, South Carolina Democratic debate, the last debate before the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries, is that Bernie Sanders the idealist, is almost a reincarnation of candidate Barack Obama in 2008 … Continue reading →

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High Builder Confidence Signals More Affordable Housing In 2016

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes held steady at 60 in January from a downwardly revised December reading of 60 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Any number above … Continue reading →

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Why Has It Taken So Long?

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs The latest Federal Reserve press releases—firstly, the minutes of last FOMC meeting, and also its reduced projections of expected inflation—tell us the Fed is still in austerity mode due to a fear of non-existent inflation. And it is … Continue reading →

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Housing Creating More Jobs In 2016

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner We see housing in 2016 continuing to grow the economy. This is mainly because new-home construction should surpass 1 million units again this year, and it is new-home construction (and sales), rather than existing-home sales that adds … Continue reading →

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