THE WOLF STREET REPORT: Bond Massacre, Inflation Prick Biggest Bond Bubble in History by Wolf Richter • Mar 27, 2022 • 224 Comments The dollar’s role as dominant global reserve currency is at risk if the Fed fails to crack down on inflation.
The Treasury Bond Massacre and the Spike to 5% Mortgage Rates: This is All Going Very Fast by Wolf Richter • Mar 26, 2022 • 285 Comments Junk bonds are still in la-la-land though, Apocalypse but not now.
Another Miracle-IPO Stock Collapsed by 82% since the IPO. Wall Street Hype & Hoopla Machine Screeches to a Halt by Wolf Richter • Mar 25, 2022 • 154 Comments The end of a truly amazing era.
Mortgage Rates Are Rising Much Faster than Treasury Yields. What’s the Deal? by Wolf Richter • Mar 24, 2022 • 231 Comments Is the spread heading to what happened in the 1970s and 1980s when the Fed battled blow-out inflation?
Retail Vacancy on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile More Than Doubles from Pre-Pandemic Levels by Wolf Richter • Mar 24, 2022 • 92 Comments Among the tenants that decided not to re-open their stores along the Mag Mile were Macy’s, Uniqlo, and the Gap.
Now It’s BBQ-Grill IPO Stocks that Barbecue Retail Investors by Wolf Richter • Mar 23, 2022 • 103 Comments The hype-and-hoopla era was just so much fun while it lasted.
Inventory of New Houses Piles Up to Highest since 2008. Sales & Prices Drop. Stocks of Homebuilders Swoon by Wolf Richter • Mar 23, 2022 • 184 Comments Buyers hobbled by spike in mortgage rates and sky-high prices. Builders hobbled by shortages and worst spike in costs ever recorded.
Another Office Tower Goes Bust: Blackstone Walks from Manhattan Tower it Bought for $605 Million. CMBS Holders to Eat Remaining Losses by Wolf Richter • Mar 22, 2022 • 150 Comments Older office towers are besieged. Working-from-home and hybrid-work aren’t helping. The losses are huge.
Ultimate No-Growth Industry: Electricity Generation in 2021 Rose to, Well, 2007 Levels, Eagerly Awaits Demand from EVs by Wolf Richter • Mar 22, 2022 • 113 Comments But the mix of how power was generated changed dramatically over the years.
Mayhem in the Treasury Market as Powell Adds 50-Basis-Point Rate Hikes (Plural) to Menu, QT “As Soon As” May by Wolf Richter • Mar 21, 2022 • 289 Comments 10-Year yield hits 2.31%, 30-year fixed mortgage rate hits 4.66%. And why the funny kangaroo-shaped yield curve says nothing about the economy.
