Tag Archives: consumer spending

Better Economic Growth Coming?

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Barron’s economist Gene Epstein forecasts the possibility tomorrow’s Q2 GDP growth could be revised from 2.3 to 3.5 percent. I believe he’s a bit optimistic, but today’s snapback of stocks does mean that emerging market problems may … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Housing, housing market, Weekly Financial News | Tagged consumer confidence, consumer spending, durable goods orders, GDP growth, retail sales | Leave a comment

Higher Retail Sales + Consumer Confidence = Growth

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The consumer showed a lot of life in May, driving up retail sales 1.2 percent with gains sweeping nearly all components. A leading component in the month was motor vehicle sales which jumped 2.0 percent, excluding which … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Macro Economics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged consumer confidence, Consumer sentiment, consumer spending, GDP growth, retail sales | Leave a comment

Big Surge In Vehicle Sales, Service Sector, ADP Employment

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Why start with motor vehicle sales? “Consumers weren’t holding back in May when it came to buying cars and trucks which sold at a 17.8 million annual rate for a whopping 7.9 percent gain from April,” said … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Housing, Politics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged ADP payroll survey, consumer confidence, consumer spending, ISM Non-manufacturing index, motor vehicle sales, President Clinton, President GW Bush, President Obama, President Reagan, service sector growth, unemployment, unemployment rate | Leave a comment

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

Pending Home Sales, Consumer Confidence Looking Better

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Oh, the winter is freezing consumers, as I’ve said! It affected January existing-home sales, but the NAR’s January Pending Home Sales index rose sharply 1.7 percent. So pending sales of contracts signed may give a boost to … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Housing, housing market, Weekly Financial News | Tagged consumer confidence, consumer spending, existing-home sales, NAR, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun, Pending Home 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

Retail Sales Much Stronger?

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs The jump in retail sales was huge, plus upward revisions to past months that made more sense with other indicators of a growing economy. It seems the consumer can afford to spend more with lower debt levels and … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Housing, housing market, Keynesian economics, Macro Economics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged consumer spending, euro zone, housing construction, Japanese economy, motor vehicle sales, retail sales | Leave a comment

Don’t Forget the Millennials—Part II

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs We have talked before about the upcoming Millennial, or Gen Y generation that will number more than 80 million eventually, 7 percent higher than their baby boomer parents that gave us such high economic growth in the 1980s … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Housing, housing market, Weekly Financial News | Tagged consumer spending, economic activity, economic recovery, GDP growth, Harvard Joint Housing Study, milliennials | Leave a comment

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