Riskiest Junk Bonds Completely Blow Off the Fed, Face “Sudden” Reckoning by Wolf Richter • Jun 13, 2018 • 20 Comments Still dreaming in la-la-land.
In these US Cities, Consumers Suffer the Hottest Inflation by Wolf Richter • Jun 12, 2018 • 43 Comments Dallas-Fort Worth, not San Francisco, is in second red-hottest place.
The Dollar’s Purchasing Power Drops 2.9% in May from Year Ago, Fastest Drop since Nov 2011 by Wolf Richter • Jun 12, 2018 • 40 Comments Even as “hedonic quality adjustments” perform miracles to repress surging new and used vehicle inflation.
Finally: SEC Frets about Share Buybacks, “Torrent of Corporate Trading Dominating the Market” and “Short-Term Financial Engineering” by Wolf Richter • Jun 11, 2018 • 70 Comments “Right after the company tells the market the stock is cheap, executives overwhelmingly decide to sell.”
Nuts & Bolts of the Car Business: Subprime Loans, High Vehicle Prices & Big Discounts, EVs, and Why Automakers are Dropping Car Lines by Wolf Richter • Jun 11, 2018 • 68 Comments Wolf Richter with Jim Goddard on This Week in Money:
My Views on US-Canada Trade, Steel’s Impact on National Security, NAFTA, and the Dollar by Wolf Richter • Jun 9, 2018 • 32 Comments Trade agreements are designed to benefit companies, not people – which is part of the problem.
Update on the Fed’s QE Unwind by Wolf Richter • Jun 8, 2018 • 101 Comments Just as the Fed created money to buy Treasuries and MBS during QE, it now destroys money as these securities “roll off” the balance sheet.
How Chinese Investors Inflate Housing Markets in the US, Canada, and Australia, as Governments Try to Stem the Tide by Wolf Richter • Jun 7, 2018 • 139 Comments The “waterbed effect” of money flows.
Heavy Truck Industry on Cloud 9, Shippers Face “Capacity Crisis” by Wolf Richter • Jun 6, 2018 • 32 Comments “Veterans in this industry are saying this is the best freight market they have ever seen.”
Huge New Prop under the Stock Market is a One-Time Affair by Wolf Richter • Jun 5, 2018 • 87 Comments Crash insurance with an expiration date. But its working while it lasts.
