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Why the Uneven Recovery?

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Wrightson.com Consumer confidence is returning from its recent lows over the past two months with it main index up 12.1 points for a 3-month high in May as the lockdowns ease in some states, said the Conference Board … Continue reading →

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Will Economic Growth Return in Fall?

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Wrightson.com The second estimate of first quarter real GDP growth was revised to a negative -5.0 percent from its initial estimate of -4.8 percent, with the decline in consumer services the main culprit. It only hints at how … Continue reading →

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Consumer at Center of Any Recovery

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs FRED retail sales The American economy has depended on consumers’ health, and consumer spending since the 1950s, really. Consumers generate some 70 percent of economic activity from their purchases, with government spending and capital expenditures in the private … Continue reading →

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The Coming Greater Depression?

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly MarketWatch.com Minnesota Fed Governor Neal Kashkari believes the COVID-19 pandemic doesn’t have to bring on another Great Depression. But it will still take some 18 months to recover, and only if Americans are able to cooperate in … Continue reading →

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The Coming Anxiety Pandemic

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Dryuz.com Americans’ confidence in their future is dropping substantially as they decide who to trust during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hence what Nobel laureate economist Robert Shiller has called the rise of its result—an anxiety pandemic. Dr. Shiller’s … Continue reading →

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The Coming Anxiety Pandemic

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Dryuz.com Americans’ confidence in their future is dropping substantially as they decide who to trust during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hence what Nobel laureate economist Robert Shiller has called the result of the loss of confidence—an anxiety pandemic. … Continue reading →

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When Will Consumers Recover?

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly BEA.gov The key to a robust recovery will depend on how American consumers react to the novel coronavirus pandemic and business shutdown. We were slipping into a recession, anyway. COVID-19 just sped up the inevitable results of … Continue reading →

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Consumer Sentiment in the Dumps

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs MarketWatch Consumer sentiment is plunging. And why not? With an additional 6.6 million initial unemployment compensation claims this week, it brings the total in just the past three weeks to 16.8 million since the COVID-19 national lockdown of … Continue reading →

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Consumer Confidence Is Boosting Housing

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner StLouisFRED New-home sales are now back to the long term average in the above graph that dates back to the 1960s, and consumers are still reasonably confident of their future. “Sales of new single‐family houses in October … Continue reading →

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Q2 GDP Growth Unchanged

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly BEA.gov In the face of declining consumer confidence, but strong consumer and government spending, the third estimate of second quarter GDP growth was unchanged at 2 percent. The BEA reported the increase in real GDP in the … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: consumer confidence

Why the Uneven Recovery?

Will Economic Growth Return in Fall?

Consumer at Center of Any Recovery

The Coming Greater Depression?

The Coming Anxiety Pandemic

The Coming Anxiety Pandemic

When Will Consumers Recover?

Consumer Sentiment in the Dumps

Consumer Confidence Is Boosting Housing

Q2 GDP Growth Unchanged

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