Front-Running the Fed: Bank of Canada Hikes 50 Basis Points to 1.0%, Starts Official QT. Unofficial QT Already Shrank Assets by 15% by Wolf Richter • Apr 13, 2022 • 219 Comments “The economy can handle higher interest rates, and they are needed.” The BoC is way behind the curve, but way ahead of the Fed.
Inflation Nightmare Keeps Getting Worse: Producer Prices Break Out. Inflationary Mindset Rules by Wolf Richter • Apr 13, 2022 • 206 Comments Services PPI and Core PPI spike.
CarMax Reported, Shares Plunged Further. Shares of Online Used-Car Startups Vroom, Carvana, and Shift Already Collapsed by Wolf Richter • Apr 12, 2022 • 107 Comments CarMax ran into resistance against ridiculous prices. The used-car startups face an existential crisis. Vroom shares collapsed 97%.
WHOOSH, Dollar’s Purchasing Power Goes to Heck as Services Inflation Takes Off, Food Spikes, Energy Explodes, But Used Cars Finally Stall by Wolf Richter • Apr 12, 2022 • 266 Comments The Fed is still pumping fuel on the fire.
Amazon Issues Another “Callable” 40-Year Bond: Buyers Beware. Have a Look at the Prior Deals by Wolf Richter • Apr 11, 2022 • 137 Comments What’s good for Amazon is not good for the gander.
As Treasury Yields Spiked, Junk Bonds Did the Opposite: Still Maniacally Chasing Yield in Riskiest La-La Land by Wolf Richter • Apr 10, 2022 • 105 Comments Junk bond yields actually fell over the past month and are historically low.
What’s the Real Inflation Rate, Will the Housing Market Ever Slow Down, and How Long Will the Dollar Remain the Dominant Reserve Currency? by Wolf Richter • Apr 9, 2022 • 159 Comments Wolf Richter on This Week in Money.
Used Vehicle Prices Finally Drop but Won’t Plunge All the Way Back to Earth in this Crazy Environment. Here’s Why by Wolf Richter • Apr 8, 2022 • 137 Comments Despite the jump in tax refunds, crucial for down payments, used car & truck retail sales fell, and auction prices dipped as price resistance set in.
After Robinhood Shares Collapsed 87% from Peak and 70% from IPO, Goldman Sachs, IPO Lead Underwriter, Cuts Stock to “Sell” by Wolf Richter • Apr 8, 2022 • 133 Comments It would be funny – if it weren’t so serious – how this stuff is imploding, and Wall Street, which created it, is now washing its hands of it.
Homebuyer “Pessimism” Hits Bleak Record on Sky-High Prices, Spiking Mortgage Rates. Great Time to Sell, Though. Just Do It by Wolf Richter • Apr 7, 2022 • 204 Comments If it continues, “we expect to see an even greater cooling of the housing market than previously forecast”: Fannie Mae.