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Consumers Not So Confident
Financial FAQs “Consumer confidence improved in May after five consecutive months of decline,” said Stephanie Guichard, Senior Economist, Global Indicators at The Conference Board. “The rebound was already visible before the May 12 US-China trade deal but gained momentum afterwards.” Conference … Continue reading
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Tagged China, consumer spending, Economy, Federal Reserve, foreign trade, GDP growth, inflation, interest rates, Politics, tariff agreements, tariffs, Trump
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Manufacturing Not the Problem
Popular Economics Weekly “In April, U.S. manufacturing activity slipped marginally further into contraction after expanding only marginally in February. Demand and output weakened while input strengthened further, conditions that are not considered positive for economic growth.” ISM Manufacturing FREDIndustrialproduction U.S. … Continue reading
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Consumers Are Unhappy
Financial FAQs “Consumer confidence declined for a fifth consecutive month in April, falling to levels not seen since the onset of the COVID pandemic,” said Stephanie Guichard, Senior Economist, Global Indicators at The Conference Board. “The decline was largely driven … Continue reading
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Tagged China, consumer confidence, Economy, inflation, interest rates, Politics, tariffs, unemployment report
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Stopping the Steal
Popular Economics Weekly “We were losing hundreds of billions of dollars with China. Now we’re essentially not doing business with China. Therefore, we’re saving hundreds of billions of dollars. Very simple.” Donald Trump NYTimes Why would Trump mouth such an … Continue reading
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Tagged China, consumer spending, Economy, Federal Reserve, GDP growth, inflation, interest rates, Politics, tariffs, Trump, unemployment report
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Whose Economy Is It Now?
Popular Economics Weekly “Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 177,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in health care, transportation and warehousing, … Continue reading
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Tagged consumer spending, Economy, Federal Reserve, finance, GDP growth, inflation, interest rates, Politics, tariffs, Trump
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Higher Tariffs = Stagflation
Financial FAQs “Any tariff causes consumers to shift from imported goods to domestically produced alternatives that are more expensive, inferior in quality, or just not quite what they want. But with a low tariff domestic alternatives will be only a … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, Economy, Federal Reserve, finance, GDP growth, inflation, interest rates, Politics, tariffs
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Why a Recession?
Financial FAQs “The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the first quarter of 2025 is -2.4 percent on April 9, up from -2.8 percent on April 3. AtlantaFed The Atlanta Federal Reserve’s GDPNow graph of estimated … Continue reading
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Tagged China, consumer spending, Economy, Federal Reserve, GDP growth, Great Recession, inflation, interest rates, Politics, tariffs, Trump
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Republicans’ Dystopian Dream
Popular Economics Weekly “I don’t want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub.” Grover Norquist, Republican. Grover Norquist, founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform in a 2001 … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Trump, Economy, Federal Reserve, foreign trade, GDP growth, Great Depression, inflation, interest rates, news, Politics, tariffs, Trump
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Why the Shock and Awe?
Financial FAQs “White House aide Peter Navarro said Sunday that he expects President Donald Trump’s tariffs to bring in $6 trillion in revenue in the next decade, which could amount to the largest tax hike in US history. CNN The … Continue reading
“Liberty Day” Has Come!
Financial FAQs Dow opens 1,200 points lower, S&P 500 and Nasdaq plunge as Trump tariffs roil markets; Apple, Nvidia and Nike slump; dollar and gold dive. U.S. stocks are plunging a day after U.S. President Trump outlined new tariffs aimed … Continue reading
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