Tag Archives: Consumer sentiment

Fannie Says Better Growth For Rest of 2015

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly “Economic activity was suppressed in the first quarter due largely to the West Coast port disruptions and difficult weather patterns across the Northeast, but the economy is expected to gain momentum throughout the spring and reach previously … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Housing, housing market, Weekly Financial News | Tagged consumer confidence, consumer savings, Consumer sentiment, consumer spending, Fannie Mae, GDP growth, household incomes, housing affordability, Index of Leading Economic Indicators, jobless claims, jobless rate, retail sales, unemployment | 1 Comment

Low Inflation Everywhere Is Shrinking Growth

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Deflation is a rising risk for the U.S. economy based on import and export price data where contraction is at its most severe since the 2008-2009 recession, as well as for the rest of the world. U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Macro Economics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged consumer confidence, consumer debt, Consumer sentiment, inflation, inflation rate. U. of Michigan Sentiment Survey, retail sales | Leave a comment

Fed’s Yellen—No Inflation In 2015?

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Fed Chair Janet Yellen has given us a very good holiday gift. that boosted stock and bond prices. She announced at her post-FOMC meeting press conference that Fed Governor’s see little or no inflation next year. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Macro Economics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged Consumer sentiment, consumer spending, CPI, Federal Reserve, inflation rate, Janet Yellen | Leave a comment

Retail Sales Portend +4 Percent GDP in 2015

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly We have said that the prospect of higher interest rates next year may spur some extraordinary growth over the next few quarters, and just out holiday retail sales seem to be fulfilling that prophecy. Consumer spending is … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Housing, housing market, Macro Economics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged Consumer sentiment, consumer spending, interest rates, Producer Price Index, retail sales | Leave a comment

Retail Sales, Consumer Sentiment Boosting Holiday Cheer

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Retail Sales are growing again, and U. of Michigan survey of consumer sentiment is also spiking at the right time of year for holiday sales. That’s because job openings and hires in the September JOLTS report are … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Keynesian economics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged Consumer sentiment, consumer spending, goldilocks economy, inflation rate, JOLTS, retail sales | Leave a comment

Pending Sales Up, Mortgage Delinquencies Down

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner U.S. home buyers signed more contracts to buy existing homes in July, rebounding from a drop in June. This is in line with declining delinquency and foreclosure rates that portend a healthy real estate market for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Housing, housing market, Weekly Financial News | Tagged consumer confidence, Consumer sentiment, foreclosure rate, new-home sales, Pending Home Sales | Leave a comment

Don’t Forget the Consumer!

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly “It’s the Consumers, Stupid,” is an oft-repeated mantra being echoed currently by Internet advocates who want to keep Internet access free. But there’s a more important reason to worry about consumer health. Consumers are still way too … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Keynesian economics, Politics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged CBO, Congressional Budget Office, Consumer sentiment, consumer spending, Great Depression, Great Recession | Leave a comment

New-Home Construction, Permits Soar

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Housing starts jumped in April and building permits hit their highest level in nearly six years, offering hope the weak housing market could be stabilizing, according to the US Census Bureau’s April report on housing starts. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Housing, housing market, Weekly Financial News | Tagged consumer confidence, Consumer sentiment, Housing, housing construction, housing starts | 1 Comment

Rising Consumer Confidence To Boost Growth

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Consumers seem to finally be consuming their normal share of economic growth—which is currently 68.2 percent of GDP, or overall economic activity. We know this because they are spending more, and their confidence numbers are returning to … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Housing, housing market, Weekly Financial News | Tagged construction spending, consumer confidence, Consumer sentiment, housing construction, housing inventories, housing prices, ISM Manufacturing Index, retail sales | Leave a comment

Will 2014 Be a Janet Yellen Rally?

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Consumer spending and future economic growth will depend on just how hard New Fed Governor Janet Yellen pushes the Federal Reserve Governors to maintain QE3 in 2014. She is a UC Berkeley economist interested more in creating … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged consumer confidence, consumer credit, Consumer sentiment, consumer spending, Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, QE3 | Leave a comment

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