Tag Archives: GDP growth

Iowa and the Stand For Nothing Party

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Can the Republican Party survive the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries and either Donald Trump or Senator Cruz winning? Can the Grand Old Party survive and thrive on a platform that opposes every relevant issue today — … Continue reading →

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Why Slower Fourth Quarter Growth?

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Gross domestic product — the value of everything a nation produces — expanded at a 0.7 percent annual rate from October to December. That’s a big markdown from 2 percent growth in the fall and 3.9 percent … Continue reading →

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What Happens in 2016?

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Even with interest rates rising, we see 2.5 percent plus GDP growth in 2016, because of strong employment and consumer spending. An early sign of this this trend is the Conference Board’s Index of Leading Economic Indicators … Continue reading →

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Construction Leads Housing, GDP Recovery

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Pending home sales are still rising. And that’s in large part because both residential and non-residential commercial construction is in fact soaring. The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced today that construction spending during … Continue reading →

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Consumers Lead Growth, and Business Investment

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs The U.S. economy grew at a faster 3.7 percent annual clip in the second quarter, up from the initial estimate of 2.3 percent, the Commerce Department said Thursday. Why was that a surprise to those short sellers afraid … Continue reading →

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Better Economic Growth Coming?

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Barron’s economist Gene Epstein forecasts the possibility tomorrow’s Q2 GDP growth could be revised from 2.3 to 3.5 percent. I believe he’s a bit optimistic, but today’s snapback of stocks does mean that emerging market problems may … Continue reading →

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Higher Birth Rates Are Here

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner The mellennial generation, now aged 18 to 36 years, are beginning to drive higher birth rates. And that means more households being formed, which will ultimately create a higher demand for housing. Actually, a 4 million birth … Continue reading →

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Who’s To Blame For the Great Recession?

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Why has economic growth been so slow since the Great Recession? This is the question haunting many economists these days. Second quarter 2015 real GDP growth (after inflation) was just 2.3 percent six years after its end. … Continue reading →

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Greece’s Great Depression

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs This may seem facetious some 6 years into recovery, but many policy makers don’t seem to understand the severity of the Great Recession, or its consequences. It is the major reason why Greece, and many other Eurozone countries … Continue reading →

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Why Lower Growth, Higher Corporate Profits?

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly First-quarter economic growth wasn’t as bad as expected, yet corporate profits were much better than expected. So what are corporations doing with their profits, rather than investing in future growth? The second revision to first-quarter GDP came … Continue reading →

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