Apartment Rents Fall in Seattle, Southern California, New York, Oakland, San Jose, Chicago, Honolulu by Wolf Richter • Jul 1, 2019 • 66 Comments But 8 markets show double-digit increases.
And the US Dollar’s Status as Global Reserve Currency? by Wolf Richter • Jul 1, 2019 • 72 Comments Apocalypse not now.
THE WOLF STREET REPORT: When the Music of the “Wealth Effect” Stops by Wolf Richter • Jun 30, 2019 • 44 Comments OK, so we have a phenomenon here that has taken on historically huge proportions in the era of the Everything Bubble.
Why Investors Call any Business Dominated by a Tech Giant the “Kill Zone” by Electronic Frontier Foundation • Jun 30, 2019 • 66 Comments “Felony Contempt of Business Model”: Lexmark’s Anti-Competitive Legacy.
Average Miles Driven per Vehicle Drop to 1992 Level: Automakers Not Amused by Wolf Richter • Jun 29, 2019 • 87 Comments They’re engaged in a highly competitive, saturated market, dominated by finicky Americans who demand top quality, but who drive their vehicles less.
Markets Might Hafta Grapple with “Patient”: Fed Rate Cut in July After This Inflation? by Wolf Richter • Jun 28, 2019 • 64 Comments The inflation index the Fed anointed as its yardstick booked two big jumps in a row: May near the top of the range since 2010; April, third largest jump since 2010.
This is What Happened Next After Special Interests at U.C., Berkeley Retrieved their Power by John McNellis • Jun 28, 2019 • 43 Comments Hundreds of millions of dollars in lost opportunities, bungled projects, and out-right featherbedding.
Average Age of Vehicles Sets Record, New-Vehicle Sales Drop to Where They Were 20 Years Ago. What Are Automakers Doing? by Wolf Richter • Jun 27, 2019 • 109 Comments Part of Carmageddon, But Consumers Demand It
The Fed’s Stealth Stimulus Has Arrived by Wolf Richter • Jun 27, 2019 • 99 Comments It’s not so stealthy.
From Less-Splendid Housing Bubbles to Crushed Markets in America, June Update by Wolf Richter • Jun 26, 2019 • 24 Comments Dallas-Fort Worth ekes out new high, Chicago struggles, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Charlotte, Detroit, and Cleveland in charts.