Rally in Stocks Takes Heat Off Fed, Now They Talk Rate Hikes Again, Market Expectation of a Rate Hike Spikes by Wolf Richter • Jan 9, 2019 • 53 Comments But all bets are off if something big breaks.
My “Fed Hawk-O-Meter” Speaks by Wolf Richter • Jan 9, 2019 • 36 Comments Wall Street’s hope for a dovish Fed may not be entirely fulfilled, it seems.
Housing Bubble Trouble in the Seattle-Bellevue Metro by Wolf Richter • Jan 8, 2019 • 53 Comments With Seattle’s economy still strong, the downturn isn’t caused by layoffs & defaulting mortgages. The fabulous bubble has run out of steam on its own
Germany Heads for a Technical Recession by Wolf Richter • Jan 8, 2019 • 67 Comments This is embarrassing in the land of super-stimulus via the ECB’s negative-interest-rate policy and years of QE.
Housing Bubble Trouble in Silicon Valley & San Francisco by Wolf Richter • Jan 7, 2019 • 118 Comments But this time it’s not a result of a tech bust. That hasn’t happened yet.
Carmageddon in the UK: Auto Sales Plunge 12% in 2 Years, Diesels in Death Spiral. Consumers, Businesses, Fleets Cut Back by Wolf Richter • Jan 7, 2019 • 45 Comments This is getting serious.
THE WOLF STREET REPORT by Wolf Richter • Jan 6, 2019 • 40 Comments Nothing Goes to Hell in a Straight Line, not even on Wall Street.
Trucking Boom Ends, Next Phase in Cycle Starts by Wolf Richter • Jan 5, 2019 • 28 Comments This is a very cyclical business.
Fed’s Balance Sheet Reduction Reaches $402 Billion by Wolf Richter • Jan 4, 2019 • 114 Comments The QE unwind has started to rattle some nerves.
Carmageddon for GM, Ford & Toyota: 3rd Down-Year in a Row. Industry Sales Below 2015. Hyundai-Kia Drop 11% in 2 Years. BMW & Mercedes-Benz Fizzle by Wolf Richter • Jan 4, 2019 • 115 Comments But average transaction prices rise to record highs.
