HELOCs declined in the third quarter, but all other types of household debt increased.... Read More
Student loans have been the fastest growing form of household debt over the past decade, but auto loans have grown faster over the past five years. HELOCs are now at levels last seen in Q3 2004.... Read More
Credit card companies are extending more credit in the U.S., but consumers are being more prudent in their use of credit cards.... Read More
Household debt broken down by delinquency status... Read More
Since the housing crash, mortgage originators have lent far less money to people with the riskiest credit scores.... Read More
For the second straight quarter, the Atlanta Fed's GDPNow estimate proved accurate while the New York Fed's Nowcast missed by a wide margin.... Read More
Only 38% of companies holding conference calls this quarter have mentioned the word "tariff." 62% have not. Like last quarter, corporate America and TV news channels do not see tariffs as an issue.... Read More
With only nine days until the BEA's Q3 advanced GDP release, the Atlanta and New York Fed models have very different estimates.... Read More
Personal consumption continues to make up a larger portion of U.S. GDP as time progresses.... Read More
Walmart remains an outlier in worrying about tariffs. Most companies see little-to-no impact. ... Read More
This week US News & World Report released their 2019 college rankings. This is the oldest such ranking, starting in 1983, and likely the most influential.... Read More
The different results between the Dallas Fed surveys and earnings calls highlight how careful one must be in interpreting groups' opinions. Surveys, which are often considered great leading indicators by economists, come with their own set of issues which must be questioned in any analysis. CEOs are painting a darker picture for the Fed, while remaining rosy for investors.... Read More
Household debt and credit is broken down by auto loans, credit cards, HELOCs, student loans and mortgages... Read More
Student loans have been the fastest growing form of household debt over the past decade, but auto loans have grown faster over the past five years. HELOCs are now at levels last seen in Q3 2004.... Read More
The U.S. and Latin America stand out as the only economies producing well-above average data changes.... Read More
With only four days left before the BEA's official release of Q2 GDP, the Atlanta Fed and New York Fed have very different estimates.... Read More
Search trends show consumers beating the heat by hitting the road and the water this summer. The shift is already affecting performance in retail stocks and commercial real estate. ... Read More
With less than a month to go until the advanced release of Q2 2018 GDP, the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and New York are projecting vastly different growth rates for the U.S. economy.... Read More
Despite small business optimism, Google search traffic indicates declining activity in small business formation and borrowing.... Read More
Economic growth in the U.K. and most of Europe is slipping further, driven by collapsing soft (survey) data. ... Read More