Tag Archives: ISM NON-manufacturing survey

Jobs Key to 2012 Election

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly We know what will win or lose the 2012 Presidential election—jobs. Will enough jobs be created to give Obama a second term? Or, will enough independent voters change horses (to elephants) and become Republicans, because not enough … Continue reading →

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2012 Economic Growth Accelerating

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Economic growth is finally accelerating. Consumer demand plus manufacturing are continuing to increase, and even the fourth quarter was a little stronger as Q4 GDP growth broke the psychological 3 percent boundary. The Commerce Department revised fourth … Continue reading →

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Why the Surprising Jobs Report?

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Why so much surprise in January’s employment report that added 243,000 payroll jobs and dropped the unemployment rate to 8.3 percent? The U.S. has now added an average of 183,000 jobs a month in the past five months, … Continue reading →

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More Jobs Key to 2012 Growth

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly How do we know what to look for in 2012? We should not be looking at the headlines, which tend to trumpet totally conflicting news. But more accurate information is available—usually several months later. For instance, jobs’ … Continue reading →

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It’s Basic Economics, Stupid!

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly What was the reason for Fed Chairman Bernanke’s almost pathetic plea to understand real world economics, in his latest speech at the Atlanta IMF Conference? He said in essence that the Fed is caught between worries about … Continue reading →

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Where are the Jobs?

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly We know that economic growth has slowed in the first quarter—falling from 3.1 percent growth to 1.8 percent in the second estimate of Q1 GDP growth. But even with slower growth, all sectors are still hiring. And … Continue reading →

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Productivity Soaring–Where Are the Jobs?

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs In spite of Mideast unrest (when was it restful?), and the massive snow job hitting most of the U.S. (the biggest storm of the century?) the output of goods and services continues to improve. Businesses through the fourth … Continue reading →

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QE2 Will Stimulate Economic Growth

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly In a bid to stimulate banks to lend more by increasing their reserves, the Federal Reserve announced QE2 (Quantitative Easing 2). It will be buying up to $600 billion in Treasury securities from banks who hold them. … Continue reading →

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