Spain’s Pension System Hits Crisis Point (and Everyone Ignores it) by Don Quijones • Nov 18, 2017 • 65 Comments But how did things get this bad?
Is E-Commerce Really Crushing Brick-and-Mortar Sales? by Wolf Richter • Nov 17, 2017 • 46 Comments Some big sectors are still resisting.
Wall Street Discovers the Brick-and-Mortar Meltdown by Wolf Richter • Nov 16, 2017 • 60 Comments Oh Lordy.
The Next Italian Bank Threatens to Topple by Don Quijones • Nov 16, 2017 • 43 Comments Sharp Dose of Deja Vu for Italy’s Teetering Banks.
New York Fed: “Underlying Inflation” Hits 11-Year High by Wolf Richter • Nov 15, 2017 • 39 Comments Something is moving beneath the surface.
Why Core Inflation is Rising & What it Means for Fed Rate Hikes by Wolf Richter • Nov 15, 2017 • 28 Comments Yellen was right to brush off “transitory” factors of “low” inflation.
Auto-Loan Subprime Blows Up Lehman-Moment-Like by Wolf Richter • Nov 14, 2017 • 83 Comments But there is no Financial Crisis. These are the boom times.
What the Heck’s Going on With Used Cars and Trucks? by Wolf Richter • Nov 14, 2017 • 36 Comments About 40 million will be sold this year in the US, and prices are rising.
Uncertainty Hits American Farmers and Mexican Consumers by Don Quijones • Nov 13, 2017 • 16 Comments NAFTA 2.0 gets complicated.
P2P Loans are “Predatory,” Have Delinquency Characteristics of pre-2007 Subprime Mortgages, Could Impact Financial Stability: Cleveland Fed by Wolf Richter • Nov 13, 2017 • 51 Comments Debt slaves get deeper into high-cost debts they can’t handle.