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Steven Hansen, Publisher and Co-founder of EconCurrents, is an international business and industrial consultant specializing in turning around troubled business units; consults to governments to optimize process flows; and provides economic indicator analysis based on unadjusted data and process ...more

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Pending Home Sales Index Suggests Slower December Existing Home Sales
The pending home sales index for November was released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) today, and our analysis suggests that December existing home sales may be worse than November’s.
2013 Was Good To Joe Sixpack (Relatively) - The Impact Of 2013
One of my favorite responses to those who ask me how things are going is “that I am still alive”. This is the way I feel about the economic events of 2013 as they relate to the average survivor of this year. It is hard to argue that the average consumer is worse off today than they were at the beginning of the year.
Unemployment Claims 4 Week Average Again Worsens
The market was expecting the weekly initial unemployment claims at 350,000 vs the 338,000 reported. The more important (because of the volatility in the weekly reported claims and seasonality errors in adjusting the data) 4 week moving average degraded.
Personal Income Growth Disappoints In November 2013
Real Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) and Real Disposable Personal Income (DPI) are up. However, the rate of increase of income continues to fall further behind the rate of increase of spending
CFNAI Super Index Shows Economy Continues Improving At Normal Growth Trend Rate
November was the second month in a row that the economy was expanding above the historical trend rate of growth
Joe Sixpack’s Situation: 3Q2013 View Continues To Improve But At Slower Rate
A Federal Reserve data release for 3Q2013 provides insight into the finances of the average household – and our beloved “Joe Sixpack”.
Should We Raise The Minimum Wage?
The law of unintended consequences over health care have made the existing minimum wage, which was already too low, problematic even with subsidies.
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