Consumer

Mortgage & HELOC Balances, Delinquencies, Foreclosures: How Are our Drunken Sailors Holding Up?

by Wolf Richter • Nov 7, 2023 • 101 Comments

Where’s the hangover from the party?

Our Drunken Sailors – Consumers, Governments, Businesses – Have Blast, GDP Spikes in Q3, Powell Seen Tearing out his Hair

by Wolf Richter • Oct 26, 2023 • 189 Comments

The much-awaited and hoped-for slowdown in the second half turned into a drunken party in Q3.

Our Drunken Sailors Got Revised and Updated, but They’re Still Partying

by Wolf Richter • Sep 29, 2023 • 92 Comments

Income from all sources minus government transfer payments outruns inflation again.

My “Wealth Disparity Monitor” of the Fed’s Money Printer Era, September 2023: Now There’s Inflation, QT, and Rate Hikes

by Wolf Richter • Sep 24, 2023 • 216 Comments

It’s just not the same anymore with QT and rate hikes. Household balance sheets by wealth category.

Our Drunken Sailors Are Drinking Directly from the Punch Bowl: Powell, Did You See That?

by Wolf Richter • Aug 31, 2023 • 253 Comments

But they’re earning more than they’re spending, and despite spending like drunken sailors, they’re saving a lot.

How Many Americans Have Interest-Bearing Credit-Card Debt?

by Wolf Richter • Aug 19, 2023 • 165 Comments

Not everyone has credit cards, and only a portion of those that have credit cards have revolving balances that accrue interest: a stroll through the data.

What Consumers Earn in Interest Income vs. What they Pay in Interest Expense

by Wolf Richter • Aug 14, 2023 • 174 Comments

One reason why the drunken sailors are in no mood to slow down. Lots of them make a lot more money on T-bills, CDs, money-market funds. Others pay more.

Consumer Foreclosures, Bankruptcies, Delinquencies, and Collections: Checking on the Hangover of our Drunken Sailors

by Wolf Richter • Aug 12, 2023 • 153 Comments

Not much of a hangover yet. Going to see more of these frying-pan charts

Our Drunken Sailors Still Not in Trouble with their Credit Cards

by Wolf Richter • Aug 8, 2023 • 77 Comments

Keeping an eye on them because some day enough of them will get in trouble to move the needle. But not yet.

Businesses, Governments Join the Drunken Sailors. Consumers Still in Party-Mode: Tough to See a Slowdown in this Scenario

by Wolf Richter • Jul 27, 2023 • 125 Comments

What’s easier to see in this scenario is more persistent inflation.

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