US Asset Bubbles Crack as Frantic China “Restricts” Outbound Investments by Wolf Richter • Aug 20, 2017 • 120 Comments What happens to prices when the biggest, reckless buyer walks away?
NAFTA Negotiations Start in Secrecy. Lobbying Heats by Wolf Richter • Aug 19, 2017 • 50 Comments After promises of transparency, Americans aren’t allowed to know what’s being negotiated at their expense.
Cashing Out of Unicorns Gets Hard by Wolf Richter • Aug 18, 2017 • 50 Comments Until shares can be sold, “valuations” remain fake wealth.
What Ford’s New Guy Said about the Future of Self-Driving Cars by Wolf Richter • Aug 17, 2017 • 107 Comments You get to own and steer a car for a while longer, if you insist.
So When Will China’s Debt Bubble Finally Blow Up? by Wolf Richter • Aug 17, 2017 • 160 Comments The upside is fake stability. The downside is too ugly to contemplate.
Grocery Store Turmoil in Chicago by Wolf Richter • Aug 16, 2017 • 86 Comments Bankruptcies don’t help. Even the big chains are closing stores.
What the Heck’s Going On with Vintage Automobiles? by Wolf Richter • Aug 15, 2017 • 84 Comments Asset class of Beautiful Machines deflates: fate of bubbles under the new regime.
Fed’s Dudley Drops Bombshell: Low Inflation “Actually Might Be a Good Thing” by Wolf Richter • Aug 15, 2017 • 104 Comments QE unwind in September, “another rate hike later this year.”
How Insane Home Prices in Silicon Valley & San Francisco Trip up Jobs Growth by Wolf Richter • Aug 14, 2017 • 79 Comments Bay Area housing affordability nightmare hits home, so to speak.
Worst Restaurant Recession since 2009 Digs Inflation by Wolf Richter • Aug 14, 2017 • 117 Comments Households at lower 80% of income scale are maxed out.