America's Economic Future – A Discussion By Ted Kavadas
I have written many blog posts concerning the worrisome trends in income and earnings. Doug Short, in his May 30, 2014 post titled “Real Median Household Income Fell .42 Percent in April” produced the chart below. It is based upon data from Sentier Research, and it shows both nominal and real median household incomes since 2000, as …
Doug Short had a blog post of May 30, 2014 (“Michigan Consumer Sentiment : A Disappointing 81.9 May Final“) in which he presents the latest Conference Board Consumer Confidence and Thomson/Reuters University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index charts. They are presented below: (click on charts to enlarge images) – – There are a few aspects of …
Many people place emphasis on Durable Goods New Orders as a prominent economic indicator and/or leading economic indicator. For reference, below are charts depicting this measure. First, from the St. Louis Fed site (FRED), a chart through April, last updated on May 27, 2014. This value is 239,947 ($ Millions) : (click on charts to …
With regard to our current economic situation, my thoughts can best be described/summarized by the posts found under the 36 “Building Financial Danger” posts. My thoughts concerning our ongoing economic situation – with future implications – can be seen on the page titled “A Special Note On Our Economic Situation,” which has been found near …
I found various notable items in Walmart’s Q1 2015 management call transcript (pdf) dated May 15, 2014. (as well, there is Walmart’s press release of the Q1 results) I view Walmart’s results and comments as particularly noteworthy given their retail prominence and focus on low prices. I have previously commented on their quarterly conference call comments; these previous posts are found …
On May 6, 2014 Gallup released the poll results titled “No Movement for U.S. Economic Confidence in April.” The subtitle is “Economic Confidence Index at -16, similar to March.” Notable excerpts include: Gallup’s U.S. Economic Confidence Index remained at -16 for April, roughly matching the scores seen each month since January. also: Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index is …
I have written many blog posts concerning the worrisome trends in income and earnings. Along these lines, one of the measures showing disconcerting trends is that of hourly earnings. While the concept of hourly earnings can be defined and measured in a variety of ways, below are a few charts that I believe broadly illustrate problematic …
Here are three charts from the St. Louis Fed depicting the velocity of money in terms of the MZM, M1 and M2 money supply measures. All charts reflect quarterly data through the 1st quarter of 2014, and were last updated as of April 30, 2014. As one can see, two of the three measures are at all-time …
Doug Short had a blog post of April 29, 2014 (“Consumer Confidence Falls Slightly in April“) in which he presents the latest Conference Board Consumer Confidence and Thomson/Reuters University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index charts. They are presented below: (click on charts to enlarge images) – – There are a few aspects of the above charts that …
Many people place emphasis on Durable Goods New Orders as a prominent economic indicator and/or leading economic indicator. For reference, below are charts depicting this measure. First, from the St. Louis Fed site (FRED), a chart through March, last updated on April 24, 2014. This value is 234,839 ($ Millions) : (click on charts to …