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Tag Archives: Joe Sixpack
Joe Sixpack’s Situation: 1Q2013 View Continues to Improve
Written by Steven Hansen A Federal Reserve data release (Z.1 Flow of Funds) for 1Q2013 provides insight into the finances of the average household – and our beloved “Joe Sixpack”. Our modeled “Joe Sixpack” – who owns a house and … Continue reading
Joe Sixpack’s Situation: 4Q2012 View Is a Little Better
Written by Steven Hansen A Federal Reserve data release (Z.1 Flow of Funds) for 4Q2012 provides insight into the finances of the average household – and our beloved “Joe Sixpack”. Our modeled “Joe Sixpack” – who owns a house and … Continue reading
Joe Sixpack’s Situation: 3Q2012 View Updated
Written by Steven Hansen A Federal Reserve data release for 3Q2012 this past week provides insight into the finances of the average household – and our beloved “Joe Sixpack”. Our modeled “Joe Sixpack” – who owns a house and has … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer Credit, aa syndication, macroeconomics
Tagged assets, Economy, Joe Sixpack, Joe Sixpack Index, liabilities, middle man, net worth, recession, Steven Hansen
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Making The Economy Grow by Adding More Debt
Written by Steven Hansen I pen this while listening to the pundits talk about the terrible economy moving forward. I too think the USA economy going forward will be mediocre at best. This week ECRI has stated the recession began … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly Economic Summary, aa syndication
Tagged aa syndication, debt, Economy, ECRI, GDP, goods, imports, Joe Sixpack, recession, Steven Hansen, unemployment, weekly economic summary, weekly review
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The Twinkies Effect On Employment
Written by Steven Hansen While we watch the drama over the demise of Hostess Brands, the financial media hums with the suggestion that the silly labor movement, as well as business errors have driven this company into the ground. Additionally, … Continue reading
The Economic Strangling of Joe Sixpack
Written by Steven Hansen I am not a lover of GDP as THE measure of the economy. GDP measures money movement across sectors of the economy that economists have determined is “productive” growth. Nothing is wrong with GDP as “one … Continue reading
An Updated View of Joe Sixpack’s Situation
Written by Steven Hansen A Federal Reserve data release for 2Q2012 this past week provides new insight into the finances of the average household – and our beloved Joe Sixpack. Our modeled Joe Sixpack – who owns a house and … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer Credit, aa syndication, macroeconomics
Tagged assets, Economy, Joe Sixpack, liabilities, middle man, net worth, recession, Steven Hansen
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Is Joe Sixpack Better Off Going Into this Election?
Written by Steven Hansen Unless one is off the grid, political ads resonate through the media. The one issue on which the two political camps disagree is whether the voters are better off than they were when the current administration … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly Economic Summary, aa syndication
Tagged Economy, ECRI, Joe Sixpack, recession, Steven Hansen, unemployment, weekly review
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Economic Bandaids and False Gods
Written by Steven Hansen Here we go again. Election season is here and all we hear is how the incumbent or the challenger is off base and leading the U.S. to disaster. The two biggest campaign talking points are unemployment … Continue reading
Is The Consumer Beginning to Hunker Down?
Written by Steven Hansen This past week we analyzed the latest BEA release on personal income and expenditure. The bottom line was Joe’s income was up, his spending was down. Joe seems to be marginally hunkering down. Most of us … Continue reading
Joe Sixpack May Be Returning to Consumption Trough
Written by John Lounsbury and Steven Hansen The New York Times this week posted Consumers Unlikely to Rekindle the Recovery. To “prove” their point they presented three nasty but unfortunately correct graphics.
Joe Sixpack’s Recession – Part II
Written by Steven Hansen Last week I presented a picture of Joe’s portion of the economy being in a recession. Richjoy403 wondered: ….. do you suppose there could be relevant factors affecting Joe’s ‘world’ that are not reflected in your … Continue reading
Posted in GDP, Weekly Economic Summary
Tagged depression, equity, GDP, housing, income, Joe Sixpack, recession, Steven Hansen, unemployment, weekly review
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Joe Sixpack’s Economy Is Already in a Recession
Written by Steven Hansen It comes as no surprise to me that many believe we are in a recession. Joe Sixpack’s portion of the economy sucks (e.g. not good, for those who are uncertain what “sucks” means). The metric used … Continue reading
Posted in GDP, Weekly Economic Summary
Tagged depression, equity, GDP, housing, income, Joe Sixpack, recession, Steven Hansen, unemployment, weekly economic summary, weekly review
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Leading Economic Index Upward Movement Continues
The Leading Economic Index is measuring the economic gains for the rich – and is not measuring well the real economy of Joe Sixpack. Continue reading
Posted in LEI
Tagged coincident index, Conference Board, Joe Sixpack, leading indicators, WLI
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Is it Possible the Jobs Cavalry Will Ride to the Rescue?
There are growing pains in the economy (employment, housing and personal income) and Joe Sixpack is at the center of all the pain. Continue reading
Posted in Weekly Economic Summary
Tagged ADP, BLS, employment, expansion, GDP, housing, Joe Sixpack, population growth, private sector, recovery, unemployment
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