Tag Archives: GDP growth

A Greater Recession, if Fed QE Ends Too Soon

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs The stock and bond markets are sinking because of Fed Chairman Bernanke’s seemingly offhand remark that the Fed could slow down its QE purchases of securities as early as its June FOMC meeting. Now Organization for Economic Development … Continue reading →

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Consumer Sentiment, Leading Indicators Signal Higher Growth

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Both the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment survey and Conference Board’s Index of Leading Indicators rose in May, signaling that employment and growth may be stronger than forecast by most economists. How can that be with 7.5 … Continue reading →

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Will U.S. Growth Slow in 2013?

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The naysayers are already at it. First Quarter GDP growth was 2.5 percent, slightly below forecasts. So many pundits are now saying it is a repeat of last year and the year before. An initial growth spurt … Continue reading →

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Higher Home Prices Driving Construction

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner CoreLogic just reported home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased 10.2 percent on a year-over-year basis in February 2013 over February 2012. And it is boosting construction, as for sale inventories are barely increasing in the new … Continue reading →

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Consumers Key to Future Growth

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The February unemployment report gives a big boost to predictions for 2013 growth. The unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent, and some 236,000 nonfarm payroll jobs were added to the workforce (246,000 private payroll jobs, less 10,000 … Continue reading →

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The Fed Worried About Continued Growth

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Fourth Quarter Gross Domestic Product growth was a bust. What does that say about 2013? Are consumers tapped out, and capital expenditures (capex) shrinking, the two main drivers of economic growth? It doesn’t seem so, as long … Continue reading →

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Why Are Consumers So Unhappy?

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly It shouldn’t be a secret, by now. Consumers are unhappy. And it’s not because we are too busy paying down our debts. It’s really because no one in Washington has been focusing on job creation—at least since … Continue reading →

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2013 U.S. Economy Finally In Recovery

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly With tax rates returning to more normal levels from the rollback of Bush era tax cuts, and Republicans giving up on denying debt ceiling increases until April that would force more cuts in government spending, there seem … Continue reading →

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What Budget Problem?

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Does Congress know that our federal budget deficit has been shrinking steadily since 2009, the end of the 18-month Great Recession? Yes, that’s right. A combination of cuts in government spending and very low interest rates on … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year—A 2013 Recovery!

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Any doubts how dependent the rest of the world is on U.S. growth was dispelled on ratification of the ‘fiscal cliff’ bill by Congress. The world’s stock markets rallied on the news. The DOW was up + … Continue reading →

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