Um, Is the US Treasury “Yield Curve” Steepening or Flattening? by Wolf Richter • Jan 29, 2018 • 51 Comments And how would the housing market digest these kinds of mortgage rates?
The Public Is Becoming Restive over Britain’s Privatized Utilities by Leonard Hyman and Willian Tilles • Jan 28, 2018 • 47 Comments Even the Financial Times throws in the towel.
Bond Market’s “Inflation Expectations” Highest since 2014 by Wolf Richter • Jan 28, 2018 • 62 Comments What’s going on is a sell-off in the Treasury market.
Fallout from Carillion Collapse Hits KPMG by Don Quijones • Jan 27, 2018 • 44 Comments Next Arthur Andersen? No, the “Final Four” audit firms are “too big to replace.”
End of the 9-Year Rental Housing Boom? by Wolf Richter • Jan 26, 2018 • 62 Comments Since the Financial Crisis, the number of renters surged at a blistering pace, and renters became a majority in 42 cities, but the trend has now reversed.
Fannie Mae, the Goldman Goose that Keeps on Laying Eggs by Contributor • Jan 26, 2018 • 31 Comments Why is Fannie Mae Offering Goldman Sachs et al. Such Fat Margins on Defaulted Mortgages?
“Blockchain” Stocks Collapse by 40% to 90% by Wolf Richter • Jan 25, 2018 • 67 Comments It’s not a pretty sight.
Mastercard Pushes Biometrics, Banks Follow by Don Quijones • Jan 25, 2018 • 50 Comments Biometric authentication “will be of great benefit to everyone.”
Why the Next Downturn “Will Not Look Like 2008” by Wolf Richter • Jan 24, 2018 • 138 Comments Nine years of scorched-earth monetary policies come home to roost.
ECB’s New Plan B? Synthetic Structured Eurobonds by Don Quijones • Jan 24, 2018 • 55 Comments “Near-zero risk” derivatives… the banks are on board.
