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Wildly asymmetric and unsustainable.
BREAKING: The wealthiest 1% of US earners now own 50.1% of US equity and mutual fund holdings.
To put this into perspective, their ownership stood at 40.1% in 1990 and 39.6% in 2001.
At the same time, the next 9% wealthiest households own 37.3%, and the middle 40% own just
Author Archives: Danielle Park
The great disconnect
US consumer sentiment tumbled in November to near the lowest level on record, as the government shutdown weighed on the economic outlook and financial strains soured views on personal finances. See, US Consumer Sentiment Declines to Near-Lowest on Record: The … Continue reading
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About That: Are Trump’s global tariffs illegal?
Good overview of the legal issues in this segment. Has Congress given the U.S. president the power to impose sweeping tariffs through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act? The Supreme Court will make a decision in a ruling that could … Continue reading
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“Helping” people into lifelong debt
Mortgage rates are lower than they were a year ago, and home prices have fallen in many areas. Still, home affordability remains the worst in decades (US ratio below since 2009). The culprits are high prices and operating costs, which … Continue reading
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