Tag Archives: GDP growth

November’s 203,000 Payroll Jobs Not Enough

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today unemployment declined from 7.3 percent to 7.0 percent in November, and total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 203,000. But that shouldn’t be enough good news for the Federal Reserve … Continue reading →

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Why Is Government So Important?

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly So it turned out to be true, contrary to those who believed less government is better. The government shutdown proved just how important government is to our daily lives. Not only its cost—upwards of $24 billion in … Continue reading →

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Are Excessive Corporate Profits Hurting Growth?

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The third estimate for real GDP growth for the second quarter was left unchanged at an annualized rate of 2.5 percent compared to the second estimate and compared to a first quarter rise of  1.1 percent. But … Continue reading →

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Bad Jobs Report, Another New Deal Needed

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs We now know why this economic recovery has been so weak 4 years after the end of the Great Recession. The government has been taken out of the jobs market. Government spending has been cut, rather than increased … Continue reading →

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Economic Growth Still Too Slow

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Part of the debate over whether the Fed’s QE3 purchases of securities should end is based on economic growth.  I.e., why isn’t U.S. Gross Domestic Product growing faster than the average annual 2.2 percent rate? Actually, Q1 … Continue reading →

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What’s The Fed To Do?

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Why the debate over who should be the next Federal Reserve Chairman? There is a tug of war going on between inflation ‘doves’ and ‘hawks’ within the Fed. The debate is whether inflation is or will be … Continue reading →

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No Tapering By Fed This Year

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Fed Chairman Bernanke once more ‘clarified’ his remarks, saying there is no way the Fed will even begin to raise their (short term) interest rates when the unemployment rate falls to 6.5 percent. “There will not be … Continue reading →

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Managing Expectations—The Fed’s Two-Edged Sword

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly It does look like the results of Fed Chairman Bernanke’s push for greater transparency in Federal Reserve policy deliberations are coming home to roost. Stock and bond prices have been whipsawed since Bernanke made the seemingly offhand … Continue reading →

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Pending Home Sales Soaring As Well

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Watch out, homebuyers! There may be few homes left on the market if the National Association of Realtors’ May Pending Home Sales Index is any predictor of future sales. This is even though mortgage rates have risen … Continue reading →

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Economic Growth Stronger Than Predictions?

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly There are signs that economists have underestimated GDP growth this year. The New York Times surveyed economists in a recent Sunday front page article, that said growth could increase to 3 percent from the 2 percent norm … Continue reading →

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