Vehicles in Operation and Registrations in 2021 by Automaker and Segment. Where’s Tesla? by Wolf Richter • Dec 13, 2021 • 121 Comments And which states are the leaders in pickup truck sales?
Wholesale Price Inflation in Germany Totally Blows Out, Highest in the Data Going Back to 1962 by Wolf Richter • Dec 13, 2021 • 161 Comments The ECB is still recklessly delusional.
Share Buybacks Surge to Record ahead of Potential 1% Tax: Companies Buy as Insiders Dump like there’s No Tomorrow by Wolf Richter • Dec 12, 2021 • 173 Comments Buy High, Don’t Buy Low. Prices are sky-high and but companies are buying them back like never before.
WOOSH, Shock-and-Awe Loss of Dollar Purchasing Power Hits Americans. Worst Inflation in 40 Years. Getting it Under Control Will Be a Bitch by Wolf Richter • Dec 10, 2021 • 508 Comments Inflation for Urban Wage Earners & Clerical Workers (CPI-W) = 7.6%. Fed is still pouring fuel on the raging fire. Most reckless Fed ever.
Central Banks in Latin America’s Largest Economies Grapple with Raging Inflation: Brazil with Shock & Awe, Mexico Eyeing the Fed by Wolf Richter • Dec 9, 2021 • 182 Comments In the US, raging inflation is not far behind. But the Fed is still recklessly pouring fuel on it.
Labor Shortages Worsen, Companies Poach Workers from Each Other amid Massive Churn by Wolf Richter • Dec 8, 2021 • 221 Comments Job arbitrage in a labor market where workers have more power than before.
Biggest Mess I’ve Ever Seen: Used-Vehicle Wholesale Prices Spike to Ridiculousness. Just Wait till they Hit CPI Again by Wolf Richter • Dec 7, 2021 • 206 Comments Supply suddenly jumps, Thanksgiving weekend gets credited.
Social Security COLA Calculations May Get Changed to CPI-E as Part of the Reform Bill. What Does it Mean for Retirees? by Wolf Richter • Dec 6, 2021 • 164 Comments Watch out for the costs of housing, medical care, and gasoline.
Mayhem Beneath the Surface of the Stock Market by Wolf Richter • Dec 5, 2021 • 282 Comments But on the surface, stocks still look hunky-dory.
Will Inflation Be Allowed to Run Wild? What a Crackdown on Inflation Will Do to Stocks, Bonds & Housing at these Prices by Wolf Richter • Dec 4, 2021 • 212 Comments With widespread, massive, and entrenched inflation, there is no soft landing.
