Return of the Bond Vigilantes Sent Shockwaves Around the Globe by Wolf Richter • Oct 18, 2022 • 104 Comments Deficits didn’t matter – until raging inflation brought the bond vigilantes back to life.
Housing Bubble Woes: Plunge in Buyer Traffic & Homebuilder Confidence a Lot Faster than During Housing Bust 1 by Wolf Richter • Oct 18, 2022 • 183 Comments Holy-moly mortgage rates of 7% slash demand for new houses due to super-inflated prices, but prices are now coming down.
As Autonomous-Driving SPACs Implode, Intel Slashes Mobileye IPO Valuation Target by 60% by Wolf Richter • Oct 17, 2022 • 67 Comments Wait a minute… Why would anyone buy the shares at any price given that, after 23 years, Mobileye still loses a ton of money?
The 1001 Imploded Stocks of 2022 (Down 80% or More)… So Far by Wisdom Seeker • Oct 17, 2022 • 214 Comments The massacre, stock by stock, all 1001 of them, listed right here.
THE WOLF STREET REPORT: Return of the Bond Vigilantes Sends Shockwaves Around the Globe by Wolf Richter • Oct 16, 2022 • 224 Comments Deficits don’t matter – until the bond vigilantes ride into town.
Retail Sales & Raging Inflation by Wolf Richter • Oct 14, 2022 • 74 Comments Ecommerce sales hit record. Sales at gas stations & electronics stores fell as prices fell. Used car dealers faced buyers’ strike, new car dealers supply shortages. Food store sales up on spiking prices.
Services Now Drive Inflation: Worst in 40 Years Services CPI & “Core CPI” Show Inflation Is Entrenched in Broad Economy. Some Goods Prices Fall, Gasoline Plunges by Wolf Richter • Oct 13, 2022 • 225 Comments Health insurance up 28%. Housing costs spike. Food-away-from-home spikes most since 1981. But used vehicle CPI falls. Inflation Whac-A-Mole.
Social Security COLA for 2023 Biggest since 1981, Might Finally Outpace Inflation, Unless Inflation Dishes Up More Surprises by Wolf Richter • Oct 13, 2022 • 197 Comments Beneficiaries got whacked over the head in 2021 and 2022 by raging inflation that outran the COLAs.
The WOLF STREET Real-World New-Vehicle Price Index, F-150 XLT & Camry LE, 2023 Models: Ford’s Truck Price Shocker by Wolf Richter • Oct 12, 2022 • 132 Comments But Toyota barely raised the price of the Camry. Here are 32 years of real-world price increases compared to the CPI for New Vehicles.
