Category Archives: Weekly Financial News

A Better Jobs Report?

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly “Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 147,000 in June, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in state government and health care. Federal government … Continue reading →

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Too Many Vacant Jobs?

Posted on July 2, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs The number of job openings was little changed at 7.8 million in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, both hires and total separations were little changed at 5.5 million and 5.2 million, … Continue reading →

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Worried Consumers Shop Less

Posted on June 28, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly “Disposable personal income (DPI)—personal income less personal current taxes—decreased $125.0 billion (0.6 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) decreased $29.3 billion (0.1 percent).” BEA.GOV We are seeing one of the classic signs of a looming recession—consumers are … Continue reading →

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Interest Rates Coming Down?

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner “Existing-home sales rose in May, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Sales elevated in the Northeast, Midwest and South, but retreated in the West. Year-over-year, sales progressed in the Northeast and Midwest but contracted in the … Continue reading →

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U.S. Already in Recession?

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the US ticked down by 0.1% in May 2025 to 99.0 (2016=100), after declining by 1.4% in April (revised downward from –1.0% originally reported). The LEI has fallen by 2.7% in … Continue reading →

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Tariffs Trump Consumer Spending

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs “Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for May 2025, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $715.4 billion, down 0.9 percent (±0.5 percent) from the previous month, … Continue reading →

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California Can’t Be Bullied

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that California has officially overtaken Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, according to newly released data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). April, 2025 LATimes The Trump … Continue reading →

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Republicans Have Never Paid Their Bills

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs “The new law will reduce federal revenues by significant amounts, even after allowing for the impact on economic growth. It will make the distribution of after-tax income more unequal. If it is not financed with concurrent spending cuts … Continue reading →

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Immigrants Make a Difference

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly “Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 139,000 in May, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in health care, leisure and hospitality, … Continue reading →

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What Happened to American Exceptionalism?

Posted on June 8, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Barron’s 6-9-25 American exceptionalism may not be dead yet, but our democratic principles and Constitution are under assault (“U.S. Market Dominance Is On Pause. It Will Roar Back,” Other Voices, May 29). There’s plenty of research on the decline of … Continue reading →

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