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 …
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Small Business Grapples with Uncertainty
Small business challenges for 2020 will not be easy as more than eight of ten owners indicate attracting new customers is their biggest problem, …
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 …
Consumer Confidence Key to Recession & Payments
Consumer confidence may be beginning to show some cracks as recent surveys and monthly data confirm. Affecting about two-thirds of economy, the fog will …
Card Late Payers Continue to Rise Despite Job Glut
U.S. card late payers continue to creep upward to levels not seen since 2013 and running about 40 bps (basis points) above ratios reported …
Trade Tariff Tensions Dampening Consumer Confidence
Trade tariff tensions are among the mounting evidence the American economy is spiraling downward as consumers begin to lose the faith that all is …
It’s Qualified Workers, Stupid, Not da Economy Sez Biz Owners
Small business owners says qualified workers remain the major stumbling block to expansion. Nonetheless, U.S. business owners expressed optimism in July as expectations for …
