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?
US Dollar & Emerging Market Stocks: Big-Fat Gains Turn to Big-Fat Losses by Wolf Richter • Oct 9, 2018 • 37 Comments “The tide is going out and investors are starting to worry about which EM economies have been swimming naked.”
QE Party Is Drying Up, Even at the Bank of Japan by Wolf Richter • Oct 8, 2018 • 54 Comments Despite repeated speeches to the contrary.
