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February 27
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HANDOUT |
Handout
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February 22
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LET THE TAX REFUNDS, LOWER WITHHOLDING & BONUS PAYMENTS BEGIN |
Expect a Spending or be Worried; Tax Refunds Help Large Purchases...If Additional Lending is Available; Unusual Credit Cycle; Today's Rates Higher than Existing Mortgage Pool --- beware; Non Store growth 2x Other Retail; Consumer Import Prices Plunge |
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February 12
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MIXED UP MESSAGES |
Moods Low vs Year Ago as Consumers Doubt Tax Reform; Expecting Higher Wages, But No Plans to Spend; Easier Credit Expected by More, Tough More Difficulty Availability Expected by Most; Plan to Move? Fewer and Fewer; Could Be Rates
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February 12
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MIXED UMESSAGEAS |
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February 8
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NEED WAGES & JOBS |
Labor Costs Rising with Variable Benefits, Not Fixed Wages; What's with Services Jobs slowing?; We Forecast Somewhat Better Wage Growth in 2018; Which Consumers Will Need to Cove Necessity Spending; Too Much Debt? Big Downward Revisions at Core Logic |
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February 2
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THIS IS ALL VERY CONFUSING |
Jobs Gain in January But Workweek Lengthens and average Hourly Earnings Slow; The Birth/Death Adjustment Revised Up?; Unadjusted Jobs July-January Show Slowing Since 2015; Keep Your Eye on The ECI; Mortgage Rates Rising Rapidly; Mortgage Rates, Tax Reform threats to Housing |
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