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Wisconsin’s Austerity Lesson

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Governor Scott Walker is having his own problems with the ongoing investigation into staffers using public funds for political campaigning as a County Manager, but it doesn’t seem to faze him as he touts the success of … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Keynesian economics, Politics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged austerity policies, consumer spending, EPI, Henry Ford, household incomes, Income inequality, jobless rate, jobs, New Deal, private nonfarm payrolls, wisconsin deficit, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, WPA | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Macro Economics, Politics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged ARRA, GDP growth, Great Depression, Great Recession, GW Bush presidency, jobless rate, jobs, unemployment rate, unemployment report | Leave a comment

Higher Economic Growth In 2014

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs We should be seeing a huge jump in economic growth this year. Why? Most economists are saying businesses are more optimistic with the federal budget agreement for 2 years, and no more tax increases hanging over consumers (and … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Housing, housing market, Weekly Financial News | Tagged capacity utilization, Case-Shiller Index, Industrial capacity utlitization, industrial production, job openings, jobless rate, JOLTS survey, S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Economy, Macro Economics, Politics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged GDP growth, jobless rate, S&P, S&P downgrade, unemployment rate, unemployment report | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Economy, Macro Economics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, GDP growth, jobless rate, non-farm payroll employment, nonfarm payrolls, QE3, unemployment, unemployment rate | Leave a comment

Consumers Back on Track?

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs The one sector of the economy that can revive growth—consumers—look to finally believe the Great Recession is over. Consumer sentiment unexpectedly rose to its highest in five years in October as consumers became more optimistic about the economy … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Macro Economics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged initial jobless claims, jobless rate, U. of Michigan sentiment survey, unemployment insurance, unemployment rate | Leave a comment

August Jobs Report—Manufacturing Slowdown

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The headlines said a “weak” job report on Friday. But it had nothing to do with politics or economic policy, at least directly. The jobs drop was all in manufacturing due to problems in Europe and China. … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy, Politics, Uncategorized, Weekly Financial News | Tagged GDP growth, ISM manufacturing survey, ISM NON-manufacturing survey, jobless rate, non-farm payroll employment, unemployment rate, unemployment report | Leave a comment

Taxes Shouldn’t Be the Main Worry

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Economist and British Lord John Maynard Keynes opined in the 1930s that in the end we are all dead, so why worry too much about anything else? Well, this particular election year there is something else worrying both … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Keynesian economics, Politics, Weekly Financial News | Tagged Gross Domestic Product, jobless rate, jobs, John Maynard Keynes, tax code, unemployment rate | Leave a comment

Consumers Are Doing Fine

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Consumers seem to be doing fine, in spite of their worries about jobs in the latest University of Michigan sentiment survey, the economy and budget deficits (their own more than governments’). June average hourly earnings improved to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Economy | Tagged construction spending, consumer confidence, consumer debt, GDP growth, jobless rate, jobs, new motor vehicle sales, unemployment rate, unemployment report | Leave a comment

What Do June Jobs Numbers Mean?

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Is history repeating itself? Once more the June jobs numbers don’t look so good, but once more they will probably be misleading. Because, once more, it looks like the so-called seasonal adjustments (SA) are overestimating the summer jobs … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Housing, housing market, Weekly Financial News | Tagged ISM manufacturing survey, ISM NON-manufacturing survey, jobless rate, jobs, unemployment | Leave a comment

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