New-Vehicle Sales in California, 2025: Tesla Loses Ground, Toyota Widens Lead, Honda Passes Tesla, but Model Y still #1 Bestseller by Far by Wolf Richter • Jan 22, 2026 • 10 Comments ICE vehicle sales dropped 28% from 2017 peak, while EV sales soared 648% over same period.
Inflation-Adjusted Consumer Spending, Incomes, and Government Transfer Receipts by Wolf Richter • Jan 22, 2026 • 29 Comments Consumers may be in a foul mood, but they’re making money and are spending it, and are still saving some.
Pending Home Sales Plunge across the US. Midwest Sees Worst Sales on Record, Northeast 2nd Worst by Wolf Richter • Jan 21, 2026 • 125 Comments For the US overall, worst sales for any December on record. The housing market took a bad turn, from already low levels.
Japanese Government 30-Year Yield Explodes after Threats of Increased Spending & Tax Cuts: Bond Vigilantes Rising from their Graves? by Wolf Richter • Jan 20, 2026 • 57 Comments A bond market as strung out as Japan’s doesn’t want to hear about spending increases accompanied by tax cuts when inflation is already 3%.
Energy Inflation for Households: Electricity, Natural Gas Piped to the Home, Gasoline, and Other Fuels by Wolf Richter • Jan 19, 2026 • 88 Comments Demand for electricity has surged, and so has the price.
US Government Sold $654 Billion of Treasuries this Week, 10-Year Yield Spikes to 4.24%, Highest since Sep 2, despite 3 Rate Cuts by Wolf Richter • Jan 17, 2026 • 113 Comments The new supply: $138 billion of new 10-year Treasury notes replaced $66 billion of matured 10-year Treasury notes.
Condo Prices Now Below 2005-2007 Housing Bubble Peaks in 8 Cities, including Oakland, Chicago, and 2 Cities in Florida by Wolf Richter • Jan 16, 2026 • 26 Comments Condos are subject to huge booms and busts. But these cities are more special than others, so to speak.
Food Inflation Gets Hot, but Not Every Item: A Look at Beef, Chicken, Coffee, Eggs, Dairy, Fruit & Vegetables, “Other Foods” by Wolf Richter • Jan 15, 2026 • 74 Comments CPI for “Food at home” jumped in December and is up 30% since January 2020. The CPI for restaurant food is even hotter.
The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in Canada, Dec 2025: Single-Family & Condo Prices Hit Multi-Year Lows in Toronto, Spike in Montreal, Quebec by Wolf Richter • Jan 15, 2026 • 10 Comments In between: Vancouver, Victoria, Hamilton-Burlington, Calgary, Ottawa, Halifax, Edmonton, Winnipeg.
Sales of Existing Homes in 2025 Drop to Lowest since 1995, Sellers Massively Yank Listings off the Market, Waiting for Spring by Wolf Richter • Jan 14, 2026 • 69 Comments Single-family home sales edged up in 2025, condo sales dropped further.
