Tag Archives: foreign trade

Can US Service Sector Boom Reduce Our Deficits?

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Econoday.com All 18 non-manufacturing industries reported growth in February, according to the ISM’s non-manufacturing index, which gives a monthly overview of service sector activity. This is huge and says the service sector that makes up two-thirds of … Continue reading →

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A Week of Conflicting Growth Signals

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Econoday How do we reconcile the fact that industrial production in 2018 was very good, probably due to producers stocking up before more new tariffs are announced, and consumer sentiment has plunged to a 2-year low because … Continue reading →

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Weaker Employment Report Due to Trade Wars?

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs MarketWatch.com Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 155,000 in November, and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in health care, in manufacturing, and in transportation … Continue reading →

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Beware the Shrinking US Dollar!

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Econoday.com Barron’s Magazine reported that the Fed is shrinking credit too quickly, and it will slow not only U.S. economic growth, but growth in the rest of the world as well. Why? Because the U.S. Dollar is … Continue reading →

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What Really Is Fair Trade?

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly China is our trading partner with the largest deficit; $506 billion in exports to the US vs. $130 billion in imports from US for a -$376 billion trade deficit in 2017. Canada is the 2nd largest partner … Continue reading →

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What Really Is Fair Trade?

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly China is our trading partner with the largest deficit; $506 billion in exports to the US vs. $130 billion in imports from US for a -$376 billion trade deficit in 2017. Canada is the 2nd largest partner … Continue reading →

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Labor Productivity is the Golden Fleece

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Graph: Econoday Rising labor productivity is the golden fleece of economic growth, the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, because major economists maintain it is really the only way workers can raise their standard of … Continue reading →

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Where Goes the Housing Market?

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Graph: Econoday We definitely have a housing shortage. Housing construction is unable to keep up with the demand for single-family homes, in particular. Year-on-year, starts are down 1.4 percent with completions, at a 1.188 million rate, down … Continue reading →

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US Economic Self-Destruction Imminent?

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs The International Monetary Fund has just warned that President Trump’s trade wars could cost the world’s economies some $430B in lost growth. The Washington-based organisation said the current threats made by the US and its trading partners risked … Continue reading →

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Is 4% GDP Growth Real?

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Graph: Econoday Many economists, including Trump economic advisor Larry Kudlow, are predicting up to 4 percent economic growth over the next few quarters. Why? Full employment is enticing consumers to buy more, with booming retail sales and … Continue reading →

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