GOOD NEWS … IF IT CAN TRANSLATE INTO PURCHASES … The current state of the national economy is difficult to assess. Employment growth is flat, broader...
TAKE THREE? In desperate need of some old-fashioned consumer economic “stimulus,” U.S. president Donald Trump is rolling out the latest installment of his proposed tax reforms....
TRUMPHORIA IS FADING … The American retail economy contracted for the second straight month in March – sparking fears of recession and placing additional pressure on...
NO PRESSURE, MR. PRESIDENT-ELECT … We wrote recently about soaring consumer confidence in the aftermath of the surprise election of Donald Trump as president last month. Two...
MEASURE HITS 2016 LOW … This week we were really going to try and focus on some good news for a change. We were going to do our...
GOOD ECONOMIC NEWS … FOR A CHANGE Some good economic news this week as consumer comfort in America enjoyed its biggest two-week uptick in more than...
RAY OF HOPE? It may not seem like it, but we like good news. Especially good economic news. And we don’t really care who takes the...
BIG DIP IN “BUYING CLIMATE” TO BLAME Consumer comfort in the United States retreated from its 2016 high this week due to a sharp drop in...
BAD JOBS DATA HAVING AN IMPACT … Consumer comfort continues to erode as Americans begin to confront the reality of a worsening national economy. Bloomberg’s Consumer Comfort...
MORE “RECOVERY …” IF YOU CAN STAND IT || By FITSNEWS || On the heels of disappointing national income data, consumer comfort in the United States...