US National Debt Will Jump by $617 Billion in 5 Months by Wolf Richter • Jan 30, 2018 • 74 Comments Just as the Fed accelerates its QE Unwind. Treasuries reacted.
In Brexit Tug-of-War, EU Aims at City of London’s Tax-Haven Empire by Don Quijones • Jan 17, 2018 • 14 Comments But the EU keeps tripping over its own tax havens.
Chap. 11 Bankruptcies Spike 107% from Year Ago by Wolf Richter • Jan 8, 2018 • 32 Comments What caused the biggest jump since the Financial Crisis?
What Will the Tax Law Do to Over-Indebted Corporate America? by Wolf Richter • Dec 22, 2017 • 49 Comments A crackdown on excessive debt. Financial engineering gets more expensive.
What Will the Tax Bill Do to the Housing Market? by Wolf Richter • Dec 20, 2017 • 116 Comments The enormity of this change has not been fully appreciated just yet.
The Tax Bill is a Big Win for U.S. Oil And Gas by Nick Cunningham • Dec 6, 2017 • 20 Comments Renewable energy could get hit hard.
Fed Tightens, “and so far, Nothing Has Blown Up” by Wolf Richter • Dec 5, 2017 • 67 Comments Gundlach frets about bonds during QE unwind, rate hikes, tax cuts, and rising deficits.
Tax Cuts will Balloon US Debt to 120% of GDP, but Boost to Economy will be “Short-Lived” by Wolf Richter • Nov 7, 2017 • 57 Comments US is the “most indebted AAA-country” and runs “the loosest fiscal stance,” but the dollar as Reserve Currency still props it up: Fitch
Mnuchin Deploys Stock Market Bubble as Political Weapon by Wolf Richter • Oct 18, 2017 • 127 Comments But the ballooning National Debt has disappeared from the agenda.
The Big Amazon Subsidy is Doomed by Wolf Richter • Oct 9, 2017 • 120 Comments But for many retailers it’s too late.