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Scan Your Radar Closely: Consumer Finances are Getting Stressed

May 17, 2024 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of a consumer shopping center

When most of us think about the Fed (the Federal Reserve Board), we think about Chairman Jerome Powell setting bank rates that can have a major impact on the U.S. economy. But what you may not know is that the Fed is a prodigious monitor and relayer of economic data. New data points have come to my attention that show increasing pressure as consumer debt levels and delinquency rates continue to rise – a condition impacting the everyday average American consumer. I felt compelled to share this data with you so you can begin tracking it on your radar screens as well.

See the new data on the consumer market I find troubling

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Economic Trends Tagged With: debt, delinquency, Federal Reserve Board, NY Fed

After a Hopeful February, March Housing Starts Drop Double-Digit Percentage

April 18, 2024 by Ted Leave a Comment

This is a new home; housing starts declined in March

Residential construction, known as housing starts, dropped in March by a surprising double-digit percentage. Most industry analysts believe that the slowdown is due to stubborn inflation readings motivating the Fed to keep interest rates high which is affecting mortgage rates and home affordability.

After solid gains in February raised hopes in the segment, the March numbers were a chilling splash of reality as home inventory is low and mortgage rates are high.

See more on housing starts in March

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Housing, News Tagged With: housing starts, residential construction

Home Construction Looks to Rebound in 2024; Housing Starts & Builder Sentiment Up

March 21, 2024 by Ted 1 Comment

home construction looks to be picking up steam in 2024

The overall housing market has been an economic laggard as the country has seen its economy rebound in the post-pandemic era. The reason for this is primarily due to an unusual combination of high interest rates AND high home prices AND limited available inventory of homes for sale. It is a triple witching that has bedeviled the housing industry in the post-pandemic era.

But is housing about to turn up?

See how the latest housing starts data is a positive sign for home construction

[Read more…] about Home Construction Looks to Rebound in 2024; Housing Starts & Builder Sentiment Up

Filed Under: Associations, construction, Economic Trends, News, Statistics Tagged With: builder sentiment, housing starts, NAHB, NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index

U.K. Gov’t Will Use Vinyl Records as Part of Its Official Tracking of Inflation

March 14, 2024 by Ted Leave a Comment

Onkyo turntable with vinyl record

I continue to be intrigued by the growing influence of vinyl records, a once dominant media that by the early 2000s was thought to be dead. Now, however, after 17 back-to-back years of ever-increasing sales growth (according to RIAA data), it is back. A global phenomenon, this week the U.K. government announced it would now include vinyl records in its official basket of goods used to track inflation.

See more on the growing influence of vinyl albums

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Technology Tagged With: inflation, vinyl

Declining Inflation Propels Consumer Sentiment Higher & Bodes Well for 2024 Economy

January 23, 2024 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of shoppers

**STORY UPDATED 2/2/24**

NOTE: Scroll down for a brief update – The latest economic data showing lower inflation appears to be finally registering with consumers as the latest preliminary reading of the University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment jumped more than a massive 13% in just one month. This took the index to its highest reading in two-and-a-half years (since July 2021).

See more on the U of M Index of Consumer Sentiment

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Economic Trends, News, Research, Statistics, Survey Tagged With: Index of Consumer Sentiment

November Housing Starts Leap 15% as Lower Interest Rates Fuel Construction

December 20, 2023 by Ted Leave a Comment

photo of a home being constructed

The latest data on residential construction, a government reading known as housing starts, took a surprising jump in November according to the recently released information from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Housing starts jumped an impressive 14.8% in November as compared to the revised October reading – a huge statistical leap.

See more on the jump in November housing starts

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Filed Under: Economic Trends Tagged With: housing starts, residential construction

October Housing Starts Show a Surprise Upturn in Construction; But Builder Confidence Declines

November 21, 2023 by Ted 1 Comment

This completed home was once a housing start

Is this the beginning of a new trend? After a notable jump in September, which some suggested may have been a bit of a fluke, residential construction – known as housing starts – actually surprised some industry analysts by jumping again in October. And while the amount of increase was more modest, that there was another month of increase may indicate the beginning of a new trend. Yet other data calls into question just where residential construction is heading. Read on to see that data…

See more on housing starts in October & declining homebuilder confidence

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Residential Tagged With: housing starts, residential construction

After Sliding in August, Residential Construction Recovers with Housing Starts Up in September

October 18, 2023 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of residential construction shows housing starts in a neighborhood being built
[Photo: Reuters]

In new data released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, residential construction – otherwise known as housing starts – returned to growth again, after registering a concerning double-digit decline in August. However, most analysts believe housing will continue to be challenged by a combination of high prices and high interest rates combining to make housing unaffordable for most buyers.

See more on the latest residential construction or housing starts numbers

[Read more…] about After Sliding in August, Residential Construction Recovers with Housing Starts Up in September

Filed Under: construction, Economic Trends, Housing, News Tagged With: housing starts, residential construction

August Housing Starts Hit Lowest Level in Three Years

September 20, 2023 by Ted Leave a Comment

Homebuilder Sentiment Drops for First Time in Seven Months

Yet another sign of the struggling housing industry as climbing mortgage rates and historically high home prices combine to drop new residential construction – known as housing starts – to their lowest level in three years. Both single-family housing starts and overall housing starts, which includes multi-family dwellings, saw significant declines in August.

See the latest data on August housing starts

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Housing, News, Residential Tagged With: homebuilders sentiment, housing starts, residential construction

As Inflation Slides, Consumer Confidence Soars

July 27, 2023 by Ted 1 Comment

U.S. inflation rate

A key metric of the U.S. economy is consumer confidence – a reading of how confident consumers feel about the economy, both currently and in the near future. A confident consumer helps stimulate the economy by freely spending their money, as compared to an unconfident or insecure consumer who will instead pull back on spending to hold on to their money. Now, three major surveys that offer key readings on consumer sentiment in July show big gains in confidence – a bullish sign for the economy.

See more on how consumer confidence is soaring

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Filed Under: Economic Trends Tagged With: consumer confidence, Fed, Federal Reserve Board, inflation

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