The Incredibly Ballooning US Government Debt Spikes by $1 Trillion in 15 Weeks to $34 Trillion by Wolf Richter • Jan 2, 2024 • 178 Comments Interest payments threatening to eat up half the tax receipts may be the only disciplinary force left to deal with Congress.
Tesla’s Deliveries in 2023 Jump 38% YoY, Rivian’s 146%, while Ford & GM Are Tangled Up in Anti-EV Revolts by their Dealers by Wolf Richter • Jan 2, 2024 • 114 Comments Tesla has always been willfully lousy in reporting delivery details. Today it made the obfuscation worse.
Status of US Dollar as Global Reserve Currency and USD Exchange Rates: Long, Slow, Uneven Decline Continues by Wolf Richter • Jan 1, 2024 • 104 Comments China’s renminbi keeps losing ground, after initial progress. But the tiny “other” reserve currencies combined are taking share from the USD.