My Proprietary Fed “Hawkometer” is Redlining by Wolf Richter • Oct 17, 2018 • 62 Comments It shot up 240% from long-run average and 500% from a year ago.
Making Sense of Recent Market Gyrations by Wolf Richter • Oct 17, 2018 • 32 Comments Which triggers are driving the action? What’s next?
Who Bought the $1.6 Trillion of New US National Debt Over the Past 12 Months? by Wolf Richter • Oct 16, 2018 • 93 Comments As a flood of US debt washes over the globe, someone is buying. Here’s who.
US-China Trade War, “Hard” Brexit Give Germany Inc. the Willies by Wolf Richter • Oct 16, 2018 • 85 Comments No economy is as dependent on a trade surplus as Germany.
Dead Meat Walking: Why Sears Will Be Liquidated by Wolf Richter • Oct 15, 2018 • 72 Comments Bankruptcy can only restructure debts; it cannot revive mutilated brands and bring back mauled customers.
THE WOLF STREET REPORT by Wolf Richter • Oct 14, 2018 • 53 Comments How the next housing bust might unfold – the best-case scenario.
Here Comes the ECB with a “Bubble” Warning, After it Caused the Most Absurd Bond Bubble Ever by Wolf Richter • Oct 12, 2018 • 73 Comments “The ECB cannot and should not turn a blind eye to risks to financial stability.”
Amid Market Rout, Decade of “Financial Repression” Ends, Capital Preservation Suddenly is a Thing by Wolf Richter • Oct 11, 2018 • 103 Comments This will dog the stock market going forward.
How Will 6% Mortgage Rates Deal with Housing Bubble 2? by Wolf Richter • Oct 10, 2018 • 95 Comments It has finally happened – a line in the sand has been breached.
I Was Asked: Why Did All this Money-Printing Not Trigger Massive Inflation? by Wolf Richter • Oct 9, 2018 • 180 Comments Japan monetized 50% of its national debt. Why has there not been a surge of inflation? And why can’t the Fed restart QE and do the same?
