“Financial Stress” in the Credit Markets v. the 2-Year Yield by Wolf Richter • Apr 20, 2018 • 44 Comments The two-year yield, now surging, is a leading indicator.
Now Even a Fed Dove Homes in on the “Everything Bubble” by Wolf Richter • Apr 19, 2018 • 87 Comments Bonds, junk bonds, spreads, commercial real estate, leveraged loans, over-leveraged companies… all get named as risks to the banks. This is why “gradual” tightening will continue for a long time.
Another Big Retailer Gets Liquidated by Wolf Richter • Apr 18, 2018 • 53 Comments Retailers in bankruptcy are notoriously hard to restructure.
Junk Bond Market Still in Total Denial, Fighting the Fed by Wolf Richter • Apr 18, 2018 • 50 Comments Happily dreaming in La-la-land till the rude awakening.
US-China Trade-War Threats Rattle Germany AG by Wolf Richter • Apr 17, 2018 • 15 Comments Unlike the New York Fed yesterday, ZEW named names and pointed fingers.
US Freight Expenditures Surge 15.6% from Year Ago by Wolf Richter • Apr 16, 2018 • 33 Comments Trucking, rail freight volume and rates surge, “pricing power has erupted.”
Optimism of Manufacturers “Plunged” the Most Ever: NY Fed by Wolf Richter • Apr 16, 2018 • 51 Comments Corporate America fears that a Trade War would hit supply chains in China.
Why Aren’t Big Banks Paying Higher Interest Rates on Deposits though Rates Have Surged? by Wolf Richter • Apr 15, 2018 • 54 Comments Well, they do pay higher rates, but not to their own clients.
Is the “Petro-Yuan” a Credible Challenge to Dollar Supremacy? by Wolf Richter • Apr 15, 2018 • 44 Comments Wolf Richter with Jim Goddard on “This Week in Money.”
Our Dental Insurance Sent us “Free” Internet-Connected Toothbrushes. And this is What Happened Next by Wolf Richter • Apr 14, 2018 • 146 Comments When the product is “free,” WE are the product.
