Tag Archives: inflation

Conference Board’s Leading Economic Indicators Near Highs

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. increased 0.6 percent in November to 105.5 (2004 = 100), following a 0.6 percent increase in October, and a 0.8 percent increase in September. It is a further … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Macro Economics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mortgage Delinquency and Foreclosure Rates Lowest Since 2007

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties decreased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.85 percent of all loans outstanding at the end of the third quarter of 2014. This is approaching the historical … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Housing, housing market, Weekly Financial News | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

We Need Some Inflation!

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs How much inflation is too much inflation? Germany thinks any inflation is too much, based on their 1920s inflation experience when burning money for fuel was cheaper than burning wood. It has led to the EU’s draconian austerity … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Keynesian economics, Macro Economics, Politics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

When is Higher Inflation Good?

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs The short answer is that higher inflation comes from higher growth rates, and so when an economy expands faster, then prices should also rise faster. Otherwise companies’ profits don’t rise and they won’t want to expand their businesses … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Macro Economics, Politics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Deflation is the Danger

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs The Federal Reserve is about to announce their decision on when to begin tapering their purchases of securities at next Tuesday’s FOMC meeting. Among other issues is whether there is any danger of future inflation from continuing the $85 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

What’s The Fed To Do?

Posted on August 26, 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 →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Macro Economics, Politics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Our Poor Inflation Record

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Inflation has fallen so low that it threatens this economic recovery. Why? Producers can’t charge more for their products, therefore can’t increase profits unless they use fewer workers and greater automation to replace them.  So there is … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Macro Economics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Inflation Is Not The Problem

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly All the talk that QE3 is about to end centers on when the Fed believes inflation will become a problem. Fed Chairman Bernanke doesn’t believe inflation will be a problem, as long as wages aren’t growing. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Macro Economics, Politics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Dilemma Won’t End Soon

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The U.S. Treasury is in a bind. Everyone seems to agree that Fannie and Freddie, wards of the government should be downsized, but how to do it without damaging the housing recovery? Extreme conservatives even want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Housing, housing market, Politics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

What Will the Federal Reserve Do??

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Now the fat’s in the fire. Both stocks and bond prices have been falling of late, due to the fear that the Fed will end its $85 billion per month QE purchases of Treasury and mortgage securities … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Keynesian economics, Politics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment