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Trade Wars Kill Future Growth—Part II

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The sad reality is that in initiating trade wars with allies and opponents alike, President Trump could be bringing on the next Great Recession. Because breaking up trade alliances with our allies means less leverage in any … Continue reading →

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A 17-year Low Jobs Rate

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Graph: Market.com Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 164,000 in April, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, manufacturing, … Continue reading →

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Why Brexit?

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Brexit, the British vote to exit the European Union, was precipitated by many factors, including Brit’s fear of loss of sovereignty due to the Schengen requirement that it open its borders to citizens of other EU countries.  And … Continue reading →

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Why Did Brexit Happen?

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The shortest answer is the Great Recession and austerity policies of EU policymakers. The result will be a Lessor, or Little Britain, which was inevitable given the austerity policies greatholding sway in the EU. What austerity policies? … Continue reading →

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Is Bernie’s Economic Platform Impossible?

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs It looks like Hillary Clinton’s nomination as the Democratic candidate is assured, but are Bernie Sander’s economic proposals impossible to achieve, as many mainstream economists maintain? Bernie wants to be able to introduce them into their platform at … Continue reading →

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Job Openings and Hires At Record Levels

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Job openings rose 5 percent to 5.6 million in December, the Labor Department said Tuesday. So why are the financial markets worrying about a looming recession? That reading was the second-highest ever recorded, behind only July 2015, … Continue reading →

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Candidate Bernie Is Candidate Obama

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly What I learned from last Sunday’s Charleston, South Carolina Democratic debate, the last debate before the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries, is that Bernie Sanders the idealist, is almost a reincarnation of candidate Barack Obama in 2008 … Continue reading →

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An End to Austerity?

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs On November 5, 2015, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, a new multi-year transportation authorization bill, by a vote of 363-64. It will refund the Highway Trust Fund, among other … Continue reading →

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When Will Fed Raise Interest Rates?

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner It has been puzzling many major economists, including Nobelist Paul Krugman, Obama advisor Larry Summers, and Minneapolis Fed Chair Narayan Kacherlakota, why Janet Yellen’s Fed is still talking about raising interest rates when current inflation numbers are … Continue reading →

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What Should Yellen’s Fed Do?

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The big question hovering over the markets (both stocks and bonds), is whether the Federal Reserve will finally begin to raise short term interest rates at next week’s FOMC meeting. Markets are uncertain, and only a few … Continue reading →

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