…turn around in consumer spending even though February same store sales growth appeared to improve and February auto sales were 15.38 M (SAAR) as compared to 15.33 M in January….

…the biggest decline in six months, dragged down by weak auto sales, the Commerce Department estimated Tuesday. Excluding autos, retail sales decreased 0.4%, the biggest drop since April 2004. Excluding…

…steady growth of the Japanese auto brands? NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) – Japanese carmakers — or, more specifically, Honda followed by Toyota and Subaru — took all ten spots in this…

…victory and stop their auto-pilot restraining actions before they completely flatten or invert the yield curve. While I may agree with the policy recommendation, I’m not a fan of the…

…throughout much of the 1990’s. The recent increase in oil and gasoline prices has led to a decline in the demand for larger and faster automobiles. But then I’m channeling…

…and Norihiko Shirouzu’s Wall Street Journal article on July 25, 2001 was entitled “Car-Lease Losses Are Putting Banks’ Earnings Into Reverse” and noted: Banks poured money into auto leases during…

The nation’s major lenders (esp. the big credit card issuers and auto finance companies) will reap significant returns on the investments that they have made in the form of campaign…

…some banks’ reserve requirements and advising banks to restrict lending in “hot” sectors, including auto, steel, cement, aluminum and real estate… Data released earlier this month showed the central bank’s…

…2002. The BEA report notes that personal spending continued to grow at a fast pace in July, however, primarily driven by auto sales. Together the income and spending data conspired…

…selected bits of information that I’ve drawn from the report: – Since the tariffs caused the price of their biggest input (steel) to go up, steel-consuming firms, such as auto…