Tag Archives: Politics

Defeating the Greater Lawlessness

Posted on July 28, 2026 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly “The Republicans’ hunger for power has now reached such a point that they have selected and continue to support a president who has lied and cheated his whole adult life; from Trump Casinos to Trump Towers, from … Continue reading →

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A New Housing Bubble?

Posted on July 23, 2026 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner “WASHINGTON (July 9, 2026) – Existing-home sales decreased by 2.4% month-over-month and increased 2.8% year-over-year, according to the National Association of REALTORS® Existing-Home Sales report. NAR FRED30yrmortgage It’s been months since I wrote about the housing market; … Continue reading →

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Defeating The Bully Mentality

Posted on July 21, 2026 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly “But nobody expects to see a lot of prominent Republicans declaring that rejecting Medicaid expansion is wrong, that caring for Americans in need is more important than scoring political points against the Obama administration. As I said, … Continue reading →

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Slower Economic Growth Ahead?

Posted on July 8, 2026 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Second-Quarter GDP Growth Estimate Increased“On July 7, the GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth in the second quarter of 2026 is 1.4 percent, up from 1.2 percent on July 1.” AtlantaFed What is happening to U.S. … Continue reading →

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No More Jobs?

Posted on July 3, 2026 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly “Consumer confidence inched up in June as falling oil prices in recent weeks provided some relief to consumer inflation fears,” said Dana M Peterson, Chief Economist, The Conference Board. “Consumer appraisals of current business conditions were slightly more … Continue reading →

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No Relief From Inflation

Posted on June 26, 2026 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly  “From the same month one year ago, the PCE price index for May increased 4.1 percent. Excluding food and energy, the PCE price index increased 3.4 percent from one year ago.” BEA.gov The Personal Consumption Expenditure Index … Continue reading →

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Retail Sales Recovering?

Posted on June 18, 2026 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly “Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for May 2026, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $763.7 billion, up 0.9 percent (±0.4 percent) from the previous … Continue reading →

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“I Love the Inflation”

Posted on June 14, 2026 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Huffington Post Why would our President say, “I love the inflation.” in the Oval Office in front of the world’s press? Huffington Post reported it was after being asked if Trump was concerned about new consumer price index data that … Continue reading →

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Job Market Recovering

Posted on June 10, 2026 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly “Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 172,000 in May, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, local government, and health … Continue reading →

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An Employment Recovery?

Posted on June 3, 2026 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs “The number of job openings increased to 7.6 million in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires and total separations decreased to 5.1 million and 5.0 million, respectively. Within separations, both quits … Continue reading →

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