Home Prices in the Largest Countries of Europe: Splendid Housing Bubbles in Some, Prices back to 2010 in Others by Wolf Richter • Jan 10, 2026 • 49 Comments Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, Belgium, Sweden, Ireland, Austria, Norway, Denmark, Romania, Czech Republic, Finland, Portugal, Hungary, Bulgaria.
Home Prices in the Largest Countries of Europe Range from Splendid Housing Bubbles to a Market that Dropped back to 2010 by Wolf Richter • Oct 6, 2025 • 81 Comments Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, Belgium, Sweden, Ireland, Austria, Norway, Denmark, Romania, Czech Republic, Finland, Portugal.
The Housing Markets of Europe: From Most Splendid Housing Bubbles to Go-Nowhere Markets by Wolf Richter • Jul 6, 2025 • 83 Comments Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, Belgium, Sweden, Ireland, Austria, Norway, Denmark, Romania, Czech Republic, Finland, Portugal
Foreign Investors Massively Bought US Treasury Securities in February: China, Japan, Canada, Euro Area, UK, Financial Centers, Taiwan, India, even Brazil by Wolf Richter • Apr 16, 2025 • 81 Comments Biggest increase since June 2021. And they mostly bought long-term Treasury debt. No major holder dumped.
The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in Europe: Biggest Price Drops in Germany, Finland, Sweden, Austria, France, Denmark by Wolf Richter • Jul 6, 2024 • 80 Comments But new highs in Portugal, Spain, Poland, Belgium, Ireland, Romania. A wild ride.
Rate-Cut Mania’s 20.7% Spike in French Stock Market Comes Home to Roost by Wolf Richter • Jun 14, 2024 • 54 Comments When stuff gets inflated like this, no one should be surprised when it gets deflated.
Stock Markets Years & Decades after Huge Bubbles Imploded: China, Hong Kong, Japan, UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain by Wolf Richter • Dec 31, 2023 • 146 Comments This cannot possibly happen to US markets because US markets are special?
Eurostar Near Collapse, Asks for Bailout, Becomes Hot Potato by Nick Corbishley • Jan 23, 2021 • 135 Comments Traffic down 95%. To run out of money by April.
Spooked by Fishy Smells & Regulators, Investment Bank Natixis Dumps its 50% Stake in Formerly-$36-Billion Hedge Fund H2O by Nick Corbishley • Nov 8, 2020 • 36 Comments Blackstone Group, BNP Cardif, Crédit Agricole, and others have also unwound or suspended their relationship with H2O.
Extend-and-Pretend Caused Bankruptcies to Plunge in Germany, France, Spain. Now Central Banks Tell Banks to Prepare for Bankruptcy Surge by Nick Corbishley • Oct 16, 2020 • 32 Comments The “second wave,” if prolonged, could cause bad loans to almost triple, to €1.4 trillion, says the ECB.
