Tag Archives: COVID-19 vaccine

Unemployment Report Shows Economic Toll From COVID-19

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly MarketWatch Economists have been asking what if we have a ‘double-dip’ recession; i.e., should the US economy return to negative growth in the fourth quarter or Q1 of 2021? The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) unemployment report … Continue reading →

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Ending Our Economic Civil War—Part II

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering the Kennedys’ Call MarketWatch President-Elect Joe Biden can call a truce from the ongoing Red vs. Blue states economic civil war with just announced picks of his economics team, including Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary and the economic advisors. … Continue reading →

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Another Good Employment Report

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs FREDunemployment The U.S. regained 630,000 jobs in October and the unemployment rate fell sharply again to 6.9 percent, said the Bureau of Labor Statistics, reflecting a surprising show of strength for the economy even as coronavirus cases rose … Continue reading →

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Q3 Real GDP Jumps +33 Percent

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Calculated Risk We are not really out of the COVID recession, per Calculated Risk graph, even though the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) “advance” estimate of third quarter GDP growth increased +33.1 percent. But it’s still … Continue reading →

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Joblessness to Increase This Fall

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly FREDinitialclaims The initial claims for unemployment insurance curve has flattened, rather than continuing to decline as the US economy opens. Not a good sign for future job growth.  Why? The coronavirus infection rate hasn’t declined, in a … Continue reading →

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When Will Growth Return?

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs FRED-MarketWatch The headline decline in Q2 GDP growth only touches the surface of what economic growth to expect this fall and winter. The drop of minus -32.9 percent was inevitable with the pandemic lockdowns, but not the severity … Continue reading →

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The Recession Has Arrived, No Big Surprise!

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs The Dow plunged 1,862 points on Thursday, as the Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research, which maintains a chronology of the peaks and troughs in economic activity in the United States, had just … Continue reading →

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