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Understanding the consumer squeeze: A graphic summary of consumer spending

January 21, 2010

The ultimate measure of consumer confidence, particularly during unsettled times, is driven by their pocket book. What money do they have, what bills do they have, how do the two match and how do they feel about their ability to keep their equilibrium.
So, when you are thinking about the near-term prospects for the economy, [...]

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The economic stimulus program was off target in simple ways, Harvard’s Feldstein writes

January 20, 2010

Martin Feldstein, the Harvard economist, today in the Wall Street Journal offers an attractively succinct and common-sense assessment of the effect of Obama administration programs on the economy.
A stimulus was needed, Feldstein writes. The problems was that it had the wrong emphasis.
The result was an unnecessarily large increase in the national debt for a [...]

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Three charts on the consumer and the economy

August 5, 2009

The economic news has been optimistic over the past week or so.  The Fed Gray Book sees economic activity picking up, and many experts project that the economy will begin to grow slightly over the second half of the year.
The housing market appears to have bottomed, and the overall velocity of economic decline has slowed [...]

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Analysis: Housing & Leading Economic Indicators

February 22, 2009

Good analysis on risks of economic stimulus package and overall trends pointing to economic recovery

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