Category Archives: Weekly Financial News

Still Not Enough Jobs!

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The economy produced 292,000 jobs in the final month of 2015, the Labor Department said Friday. Pundits had predicted a 200,000 plus increase in nonfarm jobs. And because job creation exceeded their predictions, those pundits and some … Continue reading →

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Why Does Bernie Love Denmark?

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is breathing fire on the campaign trail these days, including his most recent campaign speech that advocated the breakup of too-big-to fail banks. “We will no longer tolerate an economy and a political … Continue reading →

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Our Too Deflationary Times!

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The answer to the inflation conundrum may be at hand, the conundrum that has kept the Fed pushing down interest rates since the Great Recession and recovery. Why aren’t prices rising with all the QE stimulus programs … Continue reading →

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What Happens in 2016?

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Even with interest rates rising, we see 2.5 percent plus GDP growth in 2016, because of strong employment and consumer spending. An early sign of this this trend is the Conference Board’s Index of Leading Economic Indicators … Continue reading →

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Can Economy Grow With Higher Interest Rates?

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee announced it is raising short term interest rates by ¼ percent. But can this economy continue to grow with higher interest rates, as Fed Chairwoman Yellen has promised? That depends on several … Continue reading →

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Housing Starts Surge, Millennials Are Buying

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee has just announced it is raising short term interest rates by ¼ percent. Its press release said: “Given the economic outlook, and recognizing the time it takes for policy actions to … Continue reading →

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What Are Benefits of Paris Accord?

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly PARIS — More than 190 nations have agreed on a plan to limit climate change, said the conference press release, ending a decades long search for an accord requiring the world’s economies to regulate the emission of … Continue reading →

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Let’s Recognize The Enormous Economic Benefits of Global Warming

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs It should now be time to look at the future benefits that will come from the necessity to mitigate global warming, while the Paris climate change conference is in session. We already know the environmental havoc it has … Continue reading →

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No Recession Is In the Cards

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs There is a growing consensus among economists that recovery from the Great Recession will continue for several more years. This is in part because there are really no signs of a looming recession. Inflation is still too low, … Continue reading →

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211,000 Payroll Jobs Not Enough

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Friday’s unemployment report was disappointing for a number of reasons, mainly because we are not yet close to full employment, and there is no sign of inflation. The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons … Continue reading →

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