Debt becomes most destructive – when, like a drug, more debt is needed to support…
Browsing: Consumer Credit
Product costs have fallen and shopping habits have changed over decades. But, investment portfolio design…
Idealized “business cycles” don’t exist. Business cycle causes and consequences have long been debated in…
Idealized “business cycles” don’t exist. Business cycle causes and consequences have long been debated in…
Harm in headlines and sound-bites is when a real story is hidden and people make…
The Fed’s flight path depends on knowing the “natural interest rate” for stable economic growth.…
As headlines fuel fear about potential weakness in back to school clothing sales, a back…
Why do stock markets grow? Of many reasons offered, just one driver dominates in each…
8 July 2015 Real pay per person – “Pocketbook” – and net savings – “Piggybank”…
29 November 2014 Consumers spending cash with confidence is a sign of economic health. People…
22 November 2014 Financial markets have been bubbly, but how about family financial assets? Once…
2 October 2014 Across the pages of The Economic Picture Book and Feddashboard.com, 4 points…
13 September 2014 Mixed economic headlines miss the point of an underlying negative feedback cycle…
14 July 2014 “Why isn’t housing growing faster?” and “Housing will jump next month” are…