The Countries with the Most Monstrous Corporate Debt Pileups. US Wimps out in 25th Place! by Wolf Richter • Mar 23, 2019 • 64 Comments But China and the tax havens like Luxembourg, oh my!
Bay Area WOLF STREET Readers: Meetup in San Francisco? by Wolf Richter • Mar 23, 2019 • 128 Comments Please let me know if you’re interested.
Worsening Inventory Pileup Rattles Goods-Based Economy by Wolf Richter • Mar 22, 2019 • 90 Comments And how it compares to what happened during the Financial Crisis.
Finance & Insurance Hit it Out of the Ballpark, No Slowdown in the Huge Services Sector by Wolf Richter • Mar 21, 2019 • 65 Comments There cannot be a recession without a pullback in services.
Fed’s New Balance Sheet Plan: Get Rid of MBS by Wolf Richter • Mar 20, 2019 • 116 Comments In relationship to GDP, the balance sheet will continue to shrink until some magic unknown point is reached.
Risks of Financial Instability “Appear to Be Elevated But Contained”: Australia’s Central Bank on Housing Bust by Wolf Richter • Mar 20, 2019 • 44 Comments Crackdown on lending shenanigans and bank misconduct plus an onslaught of new condos at worst possible time worry the RBA.
What FedEx Just Said About Europe and China by Wolf Richter • Mar 19, 2019 • 52 Comments “Asia volume weakness, which we experienced during peak season, deepened post Chinese New Year.”
Views of “Current Economic Conditions” in Germany Drop to Euro Debt-Crisis Level by Wolf Richter • Mar 19, 2019 • 68 Comments But expectations & hopes for the next 6 months rise to less negative.
US Freight Volume Drops by Wolf Richter • Mar 18, 2019 • 45 Comments The services sector better hang in there.
That Didn’t Last Long: Cboe Bails on Bitcoin Futures Trading by Wolf Richter • Mar 18, 2019 • 47 Comments The incredibly impeccable timing of launching bitcoin futures at the very peak of the bubble.
