The Zeitgeist (economic data) for December 7……
Here’s the weekly Zeitgeist, economic data, compiled by the The Atlantic magazine for the week of December 9……..
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Obama Average Job Approval 47.8%
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Obama Favorability 52.7%
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Right Direction / Wrong Track 36.5% / 60.7%
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Congressional Approval 23.8%
Standard & Poor’s
S&P 5001 110.18 (up 276 points since 1/20/09)
National Federation of Independent Businesses
Small Business Optimism Index 89.1 (up 0.3% from September)
ABC News/Washington Post
Consumer Comfort Index 45 points below zero
U.S. Department of Labor
Initial Weekly Jobless Claims 457,000 (down 128,000 since 1/20/09)
Bankrate.com
Interest on 30-Year Fixed Mortgage 5.03%
RealtyTrac
Newly foreclosed properties in October 332,292
U.S. Department of Labor
Unemployment 10.0%
U.S. Department of Labor
Consumer Price Index +0.3 in October
Mortgage Bankers Association
Quarterly Delinquency 9.64%
National Association of Realtors
Sales of Existing Homes, Annual Rate (Monthly) 6.10 million in October (up 10.1% from September)
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Obama Average Job Approval 47.8%
James B well I guess if you were planning on running against Barack in 2012 things are starting to look bright
what?
Obama is actually doing pretty darn good right now…..
Wow, congress below 24%.. Should this be a worry..?
nope….the number goes up and down all the time…..Congress is about hype,BS, and hypocrisy…people know that…..