Tag Archives: consumer spending

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Economic Recovery Is For Real

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly We are already in July, and can now see that the US economic recovery is for real, in spite of the past winter. Even economic growth is picking up, so that second quarter Gross Domestic Product might … Continue reading →

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Where is Housing Affordable?

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Why aren’t there more home buyers? It seems that housing can’t really recover until household incomes recover, and household incomes are barely keeping up with inflation at the moment. We also know that can’t happen until we … Continue reading →

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What is Yellen’s Real Unemployment Rate?

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen spoke with IMF President Christine Lagard at an epoch-making conference yesterday. It was epoch-making (with luminaries such a ex-Fed Chair Paul Volcker in attendance), because Ms. Yellen told us which unemployment rate she and … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin’s Austerity Lesson

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Governor Scott Walker is having his own problems with the ongoing investigation into staffers using public funds for political campaigning as a County Manager, but it doesn’t seem to faze him as he touts the success of … Continue reading →

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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 →

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What Happens in 2014??

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Next year could start with a bang. U.S. third quarter Gross Domestic Product expanded at 4.1 percent, revised up from 3.6 percent, with consumer spending a main driver of growth. This has to mean consumers are feeling … Continue reading →

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