Tag Archives: Great Depression

Bullies, Not Government Is the Problem

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Weekly Even though the U.S. economy grew by a 3.5 percent annual rate in the third quarter, boosted by a surge in exports and the biggest jump in federal spending in five years, Democrats don’t seem to be … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of Money: Understanding the Modern Financial World

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Harlan Green “Unpacks” the Money Metaphor–Book Review by Mark Whitehurst / CASA MAGAZINE Yelling “Show me the money!” usually only works in the movies, but Harlan Green’s down to earth book, The Mystery of Money: Understanding the Modern Financial World, … Continue reading →

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Why Do We Need Wars for Great Recoveries?

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Nobelist Paul Krugman has said history tells us it could take another world war, or similar mobilization effort to put everyone back to work and economic growth to return to historical levels from the Great Recession—even an Alien … Continue reading →

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Employment Report Won’t Cause Fed to Raise Rates

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Unemployment falls below 6% for first time since 2008 as U.S. adds 248,000 jobs said today’s MarketWatch headline at the release of the Labor Department’s September unemployment report. But it won’t be enough to push Janet Yellen’s Federal … Continue reading →

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Who Are the Real Takers?

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly We have been there before. The Census Bureau reported that the poverty rate fell in 2013, the first drop since 2006. It fell to 14.5 percent, down from 15 percent in 2013, but 45.3 million people are … Continue reading →

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Minimum Wages vs. Maximum Profits?

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Corporate profits are at all-time highs, and workers compensation at all-time lows, as fast food workers continue to strike for higher minimum wages. Yet business interests still maintain maximum profits have to be a corporation’s primary consideration. In … Continue reading →

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Don’t Forget the Consumer!

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly “It’s the Consumers, Stupid,” is an oft-repeated mantra being echoed currently by Internet advocates who want to keep Internet access free. But there’s a more important reason to worry about consumer health. Consumers are still way too … Continue reading →

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Austerity Must End With Q1 GDP Plunge

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The final Q1 2014 GDP growth estimate of minus (-2.9) percent, down from the second (-1) percent drop, was a shock for several reasons. Firstly, it means our domestic economy is still sputtering, five years after the … Continue reading →

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Janet Yellen’s Nemesis—The Great Moderation

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly New Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen has a great task ahead of her. How to combat the results of the Great Moderation, as it was called, that period of low inflation with moderate economic growth that prevailed from … Continue reading →

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Weak Employment–American Austerity at Work

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Is economic growth grinding to a halt, even as pundits predicted better growth in 2014? Nonfarm payrolls have advanced just 188,000 over the past 2 months, when this was the average montly increase in prior months. It … Continue reading →

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