Sideways Consumer Confidence Set to Shift
The sideways consumer confidence will finally produce oodles of more certainty as the nearly $2 trillion “Really Big Stimulus” package quickly passes through the …
Consumer Confidence
Household Debt Ratios Quickly Sink to New Lows
Household debt ratios for the third-quarter plummeted to levels not seen in more than 40 years. The Financial Obligations Ration (FOR) dropped 100 basis …
Consumer Confidence Calamity Lurks Despite Dec Bump
Consumer confidence calamity rebounded a tad in early December with the prospects of a long-delayed stimulus package being passed before the holiday break, the …
Coronavirus Disruptions Send Spending to the Abyss
Coronavirus disruptions to everyday life are spreading rapidly as fear and anxiety grip consumers, business-owners and investors. The amplification of misinformation via social media …
Spending Confidence Holds in Feb for U.S. Consumers
The University of Michigan Survey of Consumers found spending confidence by American consumers increased slightly in February. The coronavirus was mentioned by 8% of …
December Credit Card U.S. Debt Off the Scale
December credit card debt went off the rails driven by a very late Black Friday and a pull-back on consumer tariff taxes. As a …
Stable U.S. Economy Likely to Hold till Election Day 2020
Stable U.S. economy is the word of the day. Barring unforeseen events like a global coronavirus plague, a Mid-East war, a successful impeachment or …
Robert McKinley Resurrects Professor Cardworthy
Professor Cardworthy, the “Money Explainer” of all things financial, was resurrected by Senior Payments Analyst Robert McKinley, reprising his role first developed in 2007 …
Home Sharing, Hotels Maternity & Financial Goals
Home sharing is becoming more expensive than a hotel stay as greedy homeowners slip in exorbitant cleaning fees and service fees. At the same …
October Credit Card Surprise Short-Lived
The October credit card surprise wherein Americans tacked on $8 billion in revolving credit petered-out in November, dropping more than $2 billion, ostensibly due …
