Here’s My Prediction: If the Fed Doesn’t Cut Rates 3 or 4 Times by Dec 11, Markets Are Going to Crap by Wolf Richter • Jun 6, 2019 • 95 Comments Stock market and corporate bond market are in la-la-land, pricing in an economic boom. They’re not seeing a rate-cut economy. So why would the Fed?
What Collapsing Orders for Heavy Trucks – Down 71% from a Year Ago – Say about the U-Turn in Trucking by Wolf Richter • Jun 5, 2019 • 26 Comments “When times are tough, the thinking switches to the short-term. Many fleets are just fighting for survival.”
Crucial US Service Sector Growth Sends Conflicting Signals by Wolf Richter • Jun 5, 2019 • 22 Comments The “yeah but” shows up again.
Global Semiconductor Sales Plunge 24% from Peak, Deepest % Plunge since Financial Crisis, Deepest $ Plunge Ever. Here’s Why by Wolf Richter • Jun 4, 2019 • 74 Comments A slew of reasons, the China debacle on top.
Treasury Market Acts Like the Economy is in a Death Spiral, But Wait… by Wolf Richter • Jun 4, 2019 • 65 Comments Transcript of my podcast.
FANGMAN Stocks Crushed by Potential “Unprecedented, Wide-Ranging Probe” into Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon by Wolf Richter • Jun 3, 2019 • 51 Comments My fancy-schmancy FANGMAN index dropped 4.3% today, the most since December 24.
US Cleanest Dirty Shirt Among Manufacturing Giants: Germany at Crisis Level. China, Japan, South Korea Contract by Wolf Richter • Jun 3, 2019 • 47 Comments Exports-at-all-costs for economic growth comes home to roost.
THE WOLF STREET REPORT by Wolf Richter • Jun 2, 2019 • 63 Comments The Treasury Market Acts Like the Economy is in a Death Spiral, But Wait…
Dow 25,000! Oops… by Wolf Richter • May 31, 2019 • 106 Comments Nasdaq down 8.7% in May. S&P 500 back to Jan 2018. Russell 2000 down 15.7% from peak, back to Sep 2017. FANGMAN except Microsoft get creamed.
American Consumers Prop Up the Economy. Wall Street Clamors for Multiple Rate Cuts. Fed Blows Off Wall Street by Wolf Richter • May 31, 2019 • 58 Comments The economy is in a “very good place,” says Trump’s man at the Fed. And the Fed’s favorite inflation measure ticks up.