Wolf Richter

Tariff-Inflation Watch: CPI Inflation in Light of the Tariffs

by Wolf Richter • Jun 11, 2025 • 122 Comments

No signs yet of tariffs getting passed through to consumers, neither in durable goods nor in clothing and footwear.

Inventory of Homes for Sale in the Biggest Florida Metros Piles Up to Highest in Years as Demand Has Withered

by Wolf Richter • Jun 10, 2025 • 63 Comments

Active Listings versus 2019: Tampa +40%, Orlando +42%, Jacksonville +25%, Cape Coral-Fort Myers +36%, North Port-Sarasota +36%, Lakeland +80%. Miami a little behind: +5%.

Despite Tesla’s Sales Drop, Total EV Penetration in the US Rises to Record 9.8%: BY Model & USA-Made Content

by Wolf Richter • Jun 10, 2025 • 42 Comments

Tariffs don’t apply to USA-made content. Some EVs are mostly made in the USA, others are mostly made in foreign countries.

Collapse of the Once High-Flying Solar Stocks: Another Bankruptcy among our 8 Imploded Solar Stocks

by Wolf Richter • Jun 9, 2025 • 56 Comments

The stock market’s solar craziness gets cleaned out stock by stock, even as solar-power generation continues to soar.

Inventory of Homes for Sale in Biggest California Markets Suddenly Piles Up to Highest in Years: Demand Has Collapsed

by Wolf Richter • Jun 6, 2025 • 169 Comments

Listings YoY: San Diego +66%, Los Angeles +47%, Orange County +79%, Riverside-San Bernadino +51%, San Jose & Silicon Valley +56%; San Francisco metro +40%, Sacramento +55%, Fresno +42%.

Excluding Federal Government Jobs, Payrolls Grow by 161,000 in May, Wages Jump, Despite All Moaning and Groaning

by Wolf Richter • Jun 6, 2025 • 34 Comments

Federal government jobs fell by 22,000, to the lowest share of total payrolls since… whenever.

Fed Balance Sheet QT: -$36 Billion in May, -$2.29 Trillion from Peak, to $6.67 Trillion, Lowest since April 2020.

by Wolf Richter • Jun 5, 2025 • 56 Comments

The Fed improves its Standing Repo Facility to prevent another repo market blowout as the balance sheet continues to drop.

Banks Getting Rid of Bad CRE Loans: Dutch Megabank ING Dumps One of the Largest Office Properties in San Francisco

by Wolf Richter • Jun 5, 2025 • 30 Comments

The two-tower property sold at a 75% discount. ING’s loss was much smaller. Investors took a bigger loss.

Demand in the Housing Market Just Got Even Worse, as Supply Piles Up

by Wolf Richter • Jun 4, 2025 • 147 Comments

Waiting for lower prices, higher incomes, and lower rates.

Hiring in the Private Sector Surges, Despite All Moaning & Groaning about the Economy or Whatever

by Wolf Richter • Jun 3, 2025 • 93 Comments

Layoffs & discharges as share of payrolls remain historically low: But the immense pandemic-era churn in the labor market has slowed.

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