Tag Archives: Federal Reserve

How Severe Will Be The Next Recession?

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Graph: TradingEconomics.com Why are we discussing the possibility of a severe recession when GDP growth is expected to average 3 percent this year, the highest annual average growth rate in several years? Because there is too much federal … Continue reading →

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Was There Ever A Soft Landing?

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Graph: MarketWatch/R Shiller “The Federal Reserve has a chance to do something no U.S. central bank has done before, if it can slow the economy and raise the unemployment rate without pushing the economy into recession,” said … Continue reading →

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What Do Slowing Retail Sales Mean?

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Graph: Econoday Retail sales are slowing this fall, yet consumers’ confidence is at an all-time high. Why are consumers buying less and saving more this season? It could be higher interest rates, as the Fed has raised … Continue reading →

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Consumers ‘Another Day Older and Deeper in Debt…”

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly “Ya load sixteen tons, whaddya get, another day older and deeper in debt…”, the famous folksong sung by Burl Ives and Tennessee Ernie Ford describes today’s consumers who are still spending huge amounts of borrowed money at … Continue reading →

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Boom Times Here with Rising Retail Sales, Inflation

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Retail sales jumped 0.8 percent in May which easily tops economists’ estimates. And the results include an upward revision to April which now stands at a 0.4 percent gain, according to Econoday. It is in part due … Continue reading →

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When is the Next Recession?

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Graph: TradingEconomics.com We are nearing the end of the second-longest growth cycle since the Clinton era’s 10-year 1991-2001 boom years; because once again a huge amount of debt has accumulated that ultimately has to be paid for. Are … Continue reading →

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When is the Next Recession?

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Graph: TradingEconomics.com We are nearing the end of the second-longest growth cycle since the Clinton era’s 10-year 1991-2001 boom years; because once again a huge amount of debt has accumulated that ultimately has to be paid for. Are … Continue reading →

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Good Initial Q1 GDP Growth

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Graph: bea.gov Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.3 percent in the first quarter of 2018, according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter, … Continue reading →

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New-Home Sales, Consumer Confidence Booming

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Graph: Econoday In spite of rising mortgage rates, new-home sales are booming and consumer confidence is at multi-year highs. March new-home sales rose 4.0 percent annualized to 694,000 and is just off the expansion high of 711,000 … Continue reading →

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Retail Sales, Consumers Resume Spending Ways For How Long?

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Graph: Econoday “Autos are the big story in March,” said Econoday, “jumping 2.0 percent and finally shaking off the long lull following the replacement surge of September’s hurricanes. Excluding autos, retail sales managed only a 0.2 percent gain … Continue reading →

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