Blogs Posts on "Consumer Spending"

It Appears that "Retail Therapy" is not Dead by Market Commentary From Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA on Nov 6, 2009Despite being in "bunker mode," in which virtually all non-essential spending has been trimmed or eliminated, consumers have continued to buy shoes by the box loads (see "A Not-So-Guilty Pleasure"). The question begs to be asked: Why? The New York...

Has the Recession made the American consumer thriftier? by Unemploymentality on Oct 11, 2009Has the Recession made the American consumer thriftier?

The Economy Is A Lie, Too by Al's Offerings on Business, Economy & Career on Sep 21, 2009Americans cannot get any truth out of their government about anything, the economy included. Americans are being driven into the ground economically, with one million school children now homeless, while Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke announces...

Consumers Still Focused on ‘Needs’ More Than ‘Wants’ by Bluegrass Portfolio - Good Investment Advice on Sep 20, 2009Though it’s safe to say grocery stores and gas stations have survived the recession - now that we’re coming out of it - it may be a little soon to expect a crowd clamoring for the newest big-screen TVs down at the local electronics store. As...

Where Has all the Money Gone? … This is a Recovery? by Al's Offerings on Business, Economy & Career on Sep 12, 2009Bernanke's deflation-fighting strategy needs to be revamped. The country doesn't need another credit bubble. The surge in delinquencies, defaults and personal bankruptcies all suggest that the era of easy money and lax lending standards is over. Why...

Reality is making us sick, and fantasy can’t cure us by Scholars & Rogues on Sep 9, 2009You’re honey child to a swarm of bees Gonna blow right through you like a breeze Give me one last dance Well slide down the surface of things You’re the real thing Yeah the real thing You’re the real thing Even better than the real...

Market Morning Briefing by Currency Trading Forex Blog on Sep 9, 2009...

American Consumer Retreats by Currency Trading Forex Blog on Sep 9, 2009...

Durability of global recovery in doubt by Al's Offerings on Business, Economy & Career on Aug 26, 2009'Stock markets across the globe are nervous,' one analyst says...

Forex European Preview 08.26.20009 by Currency Trading Forex Blog on Aug 26, 2009...