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What Would Save the Euro?

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Now that Greece has voted NO on the latest European Commission-European Central Bank-IMF proposal (the so-called troika), will Greece stay in the Eurozone? If so, Greece may save the euro. Why is this choice even necessary when … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Keynesian economics, Macro Economics, Politics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged austerity policies, EU, euro zone, European Central Bank, Great Depression, Great Recession, Greece, Grexit, IMF, inflation, Jeffery Sachs, Marshall Plan, Paul Krugman | Leave a comment

It’s Time For the 30-hour Week

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Don’t look now, but we should soon have the 30-hour work week as the standard, instead of the 40-hour work week last enshrined during FDR’s New Deal. Why, when Americans now work more hours than any other … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Politics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged 40-hour work week, Affordable Care Act, AFL-CIO, CNN, Dutch welfare, Economic Policy Institute, employment, EPI, euro zone, FDR, Gallup, New Deal, Obamacare | Leave a comment

Germany’s Failed Austerity Policies

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs One would think by now the debate has been resolved on which economic model created the better recovery for this Great Recession or Lessor Depression, as P Krugman has called it. But no, Germany’s Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble … Continue reading →

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A Lousy Jobs Report?

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly At first glance it looks like a lousy jobs report. It’s true the labor market has softened in several aspects. Payroll jobs increased just 126,000 in March after increases of 264,000 in February and 201,000 in January. … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Keynesian economics, Macro Economics, Politics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged austerity policies, euro zone, jobless rate, jobs, Paul Krugman, unemployment rate, unemployment report | Leave a comment

Will 2015 Interest Rates Remain This Low?

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Record low interest rates are holding, in spite of the latest stock market selloffs, and may remain low throughout 2015. Why? Oil prices are still below $50/barrel, and overall prices are falling throughout the developed world. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Housing, housing market, Weekly Financial News | Tagged 30-year mortgage, deflation, deflationary spiral, euro zone, fixed rate mortgages, Great Recession, household incomes, IEA, inflation, inflation rate, oil prices, Paul Krugman | Leave a comment

The Economic Ruination of Greece

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly It is now beyond a reasonable doubt that Germany and its austerity cohorts want to drive Greece out of the Eurozone by insisting that it adhere to its agreement to pass most of its meager budget surplus … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Keynesian economics, Macro Economics, Politics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged austerity policies, deflationary spiral, depression, EU, euro zone, GDP growth, german economy, greek economy | Leave a comment

Europe on Verge of Recession

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Oil prices are plunging below $50 per barrel, and the European Central Bank is about to announce whether it will begin its own Quantitative Easing program, similar to the Fed’s purchase of government securities that is designed … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Keynesian economics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged consumer confidence, EU, euro zone, GDP growth, inflation rate, jobs, Paul Krugman, recessions | Leave a comment

The Political Consequences of Inequality

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Paul Krugman recently highlighted the dangers of Europe’s austerity policies and the growing inequality of the developed world, the worst since the Great Depression. The result then, as now, has been the growing strength of right wing parties … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Macro Economics, Politics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged austerity policies, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, EU, euro zone, german economy, Great Depression, Great Recession, greek economy, Income inequality, marine le pen, Paul Krugman, thomas piketty, unemployment, vladimir putin | Leave a comment

What Will 2015 Bring?

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly We already have an idea of what will happen in 2015. Firstly, job creation should continue to exceed 300,000 payroll jobs per month. Nobelist Paul Krugman is especially optimistic about economic growth, given that we have escaped … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Housing, housing market, Weekly Financial News | Tagged euro zone, GDP growth, household formation, household incomes, Janet Yellen, Japanese economy, milliennials, new-home sales, Paul Krugman, Robert Shiller | Leave a comment

Deflation Is Now Major Concern

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly We wrote recently about the Eurozone in danger of becoming Japan, which has suffered through some 2 decades of a deflationary spiral, before Prime Minister Abe opened the stimulus spigots. Why is deflation (or disinflation, which is … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Keynesian economics, Macro Economics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged austerity policies, euro zone, feder budget deficit, Federal Reserve, GDP growth, Housing, housing affordability, Industrial capacity utlitization, industrial production, interest rates, Japanese deflation, Japanese economy, Japanese PM Sh, manufacturing, mortgage rates | Leave a comment

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