On Closer Inspection, Debt of Bankrupt Spanish Construction Firm Grows Four-Fold by Don Quijones • Feb 17, 2018 • 36 Comments What happens if cases like this prove to be the rule rather than the exception?
Online Sales Soar at Fastest Rate in Years. Why? by Wolf Richter • Feb 16, 2018 • 97 Comments Which part of Brick-and-Mortar is crumbling?
The Dollar Spirals Down, Hits Lowest Point Since 2014 by Wolf Richter • Feb 16, 2018 • 93 Comments What will the Fed do?
“Financial Stress” Spikes. Markets, Long in Denial, Suddenly Grapple with New Era by Wolf Richter • Feb 15, 2018 • 22 Comments Fed’s monetary policy shift is finally taking hold. It just took a while.
Can New NAFTA End Systematic Wage Repression in Mexico? by Don Quijones • Feb 15, 2018 • 37 Comments The entrenched system works to the detriment of the overall economy. But who benefits?
Infrastructure Plan Is Dominated by Profits for Wall Street by Leonard Hyman and Willian Tilles • Feb 14, 2018 • 54 Comments Is the private equity tail wagging the public infrastructure dog?
Retail Sales, Inflation Add Fuel to Fed’s Rate-Hike Trajectory, Treasuries Dive as Yields Surge by Wolf Richter • Feb 14, 2018 • 55 Comments But something funny happened on the way to the headlines.
Big Reset Looms for Corporate Credit Market by Wolf Richter • Feb 14, 2018 • 55 Comments Market still blows off Fed, Treasury selloff, and volatility in stocks.
Another Big British Bank Lands in Deep Trouble by Don Quijones • Feb 13, 2018 • 26 Comments Barclays faces a criminal trial in the UK. Last week it was RBS.
Record Short Bets against 10-Year Treasury Promise Turmoil by Wolf Richter • Feb 13, 2018 • 38 Comments A very crowded trade goes begging for a contrarian reaction.
