Housing Bubble Pops in Sydney & Melbourne, Australia by Wolf Richter • Sep 3, 2018 • 59 Comments And with impeccable timing, an immense flood of new construction.
Automakers Take Note: Americans Are Changing How They Commute to Work by Wolf Richter • Sep 2, 2018 • 117 Comments A structural shift with some significance for the auto industry.
Update on Rental Bubbles & Crashes in US Cities by Wolf Richter • Aug 31, 2018 • 34 Comments Rents plunge in Chicago & Honolulu, spiral down in New York, Washington DC, & others, but surge in many markets.
What the Heck Just Happened in Argentina? by Wolf Richter • Aug 30, 2018 • 66 Comments Central Bank Hikes to 60%, Peso Collapses 24% in 2 Days, Macri Begs IMF for Faster Bailout
Supply of Homes Surges 20% to 90% in Many Markets Just as Pending Home Sales Drop by Wolf Richter • Aug 29, 2018 • 116 Comments This is not good.
The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America by Wolf Richter • Aug 28, 2018 • 62 Comments New York condo prices fell again. Historic spikes slow in Seattle and other metros.
7 Things that Did Not Happen to Tesla after the Friday-Night Deal-Massacre by Wolf Richter • Aug 27, 2018 • 71 Comments You’ve got to hand it to Musk.
Nafta is Dead. Long Live Nafta by Wolf Richter • Aug 27, 2018 • 70 Comments The biggest problem with Nafta remains unaddressed: Wage repression in Mexico, including via “protection contracts” as condition for building a plant.
US Yield-Curve Looks Hell-Bent on Inverting, “Flattest” Since Aug 2007 by Wolf Richter • Aug 26, 2018 • 62 Comments How does it compare to German, Japanese, and Chinese yield curves?
Fed Economists Deliver Ammo for Hawkish Approach to Inflation by Wolf Richter • Aug 26, 2018 • 49 Comments Because “outsized deviations of inflation from its target are a plausible outcome.”