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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update - First Quarter 2024

Jeff For Banks

In the markets, we watched helplessly as real GDP plummeted -5% in 1Q20 and -31% in 2Q20 before rebounding by +33% in 3Q20. I’ve previously theorized that China would try to reclaim its global market share lost during the pandemic by flooding the markets with cheaper goods. This development could give us good news on inflation.

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Bank Customers Lose Real Money

Jeff For Banks

You've been conservative, preferring the stability and security of bank deposits versus the gyrations of the market. Then, boom, the 2008 financial crisis. Sure, your home value declined, but what does that mean to someone with little to no mortgage and isn't in the market to sell? Taxes go down? Your money grew.

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America’s Expanding Debt Footprint (And What It Really Means)

PYMNTS

By quite a lot, American household debt is currently on pace to be $1 trillion above the peak debt level of 2008 by the end of this month. ” When one steps back, he noted, and looks at the total picture for 2018, it is notably different from 2008 in many regards. That figure has been increasing at a 3.4 A Different Economy.

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Money Management During The Coronavirus Crisis

BankBazaar

It is way worse than the global financial crisis of 2008-2009.”. Also know the tax implications of the liquidation as well as the costs of liquidation such as penalties or exit loads. Therefore, always own an independent policy from the retail market for yourself and your dependent family members. CAREFUL WITH CREDIT CARD DUES.

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How to Get Small Business Capital in a Tight Market

NCR

In the following Q&A, Pango Financial CEO William Keenan offers insights on the cyclical nature of the lending market and advice for small business owners just starting out. Banks tighten up underwriting criteria in tough times, loosen it to gain market share and to grow their balance sheet as economies improve.

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A Decline in Personal Savings

TrustBank

The BEA calculates the personal saving rate by subtracting taxes from personal income to arrive at “disposable personal income” and then subtracts personal outlays. By the 1990’s, improvements in technology and further changes to securities regulations made it easier for corporate customers to access financial markets directly.

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Meeting Debt Collection Challenges Amid a Squeeze on Income

FICO

Prior to the 2008 global financial crisis, the average RtFG of consumer credit customers having reached charge-off was 2.5 Key Differences in Recovery and Debt Collections from 2008 to 2022. Increasing inflation, interest rates and income tax are also at 40-year highs. Balance sheet credit losses were far higher than necessary.

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