Sharkey, Howes & Javer
Latest Episodes
Inside the Economy: Employment, Currency, and Natural Gas
This week on Inside the Economy, we evaluate employment, currency, and the importance of Natural Gas as a U.S. export. The recent job openings report shows a continued trend downward. What does this tell us about the trajectory of the U.S. economy? In o
Inside the Economy: Debt, Housing, and Federal Government
This week on Inside the Economy, we discuss personal interest expense and changes in household debt. What category has the highest percent change from 2023? New home sales have slowed due to higher interest rates, but what does this mean for delinquency
Inside the Economy: Consumer Spending, Bonds, and Imports
This week on Inside the Economy, we monitor the increased consumer spending in tandem with rising delinquencies on mortgages. Is the Federal Reserve going to consider any rate hike movement before year-end? Consumers are still flooding into the stock ma
Inside the Economy: Consumers and the Federal Reserve
This week on Inside the Economy, we discuss the good news for consumers and bad news for the Federal Reserve. Spending on new manufacturing construction projects has increased. Does this emulate a contracting or expanding economy? How will the Federal R
Inside the Economy: Labor, U.S. Debt, and Foreclosures
This week on “Inside the Economy”, we explore where the economic slowdown is coming and where it is not. Household credit card debt has increased over the past few years. The outstanding interest payments for non-mortgage debt even caught up with mortgage
Inside the Economy: The Economy is Slowing Down
This week on “Inside the Economy”, we discuss some key data pieces. From a year ago, inflation has trended lower, unemployment has stayed the same, and treasury yields continue to climb. The Fed is co
Inside the Economy: Current State of Affairs
This week on Inside the Economy, we look at the lending market, housing, the Federal Reserve, and other economic data. Lending data is showing delinquencies at record lows, as we prepare for student
Inside the Economy: Unemployment & Personal Savings
This week on Inside the Economy, we look at unemployment and personal savings. Unemployment has continued to be a driver for the Fed decisions and after recently ticking back up, the unemployment ra
Inside the Economy: The Elephant in the Room
This week on Inside the Economy, we continue to look for meaningful changes in the economic data. CPI numbers continue to trend lower as energy and food continue to normalize. Student debt payments
Inside the Economy: Economy in Waiting
This week on Inside the Economy, we look at several pieces of economic data, including inflation and housing. Inflation continues its slow decline and approaches the Fed Funds target rate, but is it