The table below shows the list of public federal holidays for 2010. Note that Friday December 31, 2010 is also a holiday since January 1, 2011 falls on a Saturday.
| Friday, January 1 |
New Year’s Day |
| Monday, January 18 |
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| Monday, February 15 |
Washington’s Birthday |
| Monday, May 31 |
Memorial Day |
| Monday, July 5 |
Independence Day |
| Monday, September 6 |
Labor Day |
| Monday, October 11 |
Columbus Day |
| Thursday, November 11 |
Veterans Day |
| Thursday, November 25 |
Thanksgiving Day |
| Friday, December 24 |
Christmas Day |
The source for the list of public holidays is the United States Office of Personnel Management
The following table shows the official United States federal holidays for 2009.
| Thursday, January 1 |
New Year’s Day |
| Monday, January 19 |
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| Monday, February 16 |
Washington’s Birthday |
| Monday, May 25 |
Memorial Day |
| Friday, July 3 |
Independence Day |
| Monday, September 7 |
Labor Day |
| Monday, October 12 |
Columbus Day |
| Wednesday, November 11 |
Veterans Day |
| Thursday, November 26 |
Thanksgiving Day |
| Friday, December 25 |
Christmas Day |
The source for the list of public holidays is the United States Office of Personnel Management
A sobering graph from the St. Louis Fed shows the total consumer credit outstanding in the US. It’s clear from the graph that consumer borrowing went into overdrive starting in the early 1990s. The big question for creditors now is how much of the borrowed money will be paid back while unemployment continues to increase.
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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