Health-Care Industry Debt Turns into “Systemic Recession Risk” by Wolf Richter • Mar 27, 2017 • 102 Comments Debt binge hits limit, with big impact on overall economy. Chilling charts.
Auto Industry Resorts to Biggest Incentives Ever Just to Slow the Decline in Sales by Wolf Richter • Mar 26, 2017 • 59 Comments Last time automakers tried this was in 2009!
Condo Flippers in Miami-Dade Left Twisting in the Wind by Wolf Richter • Mar 26, 2017 • 72 Comments It’s not like Miami hasn’t been through a horrendous condo glut before.
Subprime Auto Loans Crushed Worse than in 2009, Auto Industry Bleeds, Knock-on Effects Commence by Wolf Richter • Mar 24, 2017 • 67 Comments After the credit bubble comes the credit bust.
ECB Hands Banks $250 Bn Today, Floats all Markets – um, Briefly by Wolf Richter • Mar 23, 2017 • 22 Comments Gusto for US stocks and bonds dies down quickly.
Commercial & Residential Real-Estate Bubble once again a Risk to “Financial Stability,” and Fed’s Rosengren is Worried by Wolf Richter • Mar 22, 2017 • 114 Comments The Fed caused it, but it won’t do much to contain it.
The Australian “Energy Market,” as Explained by Comedians by Wolf Richter • Mar 22, 2017 • 19 Comments “I thought we had gas and electricity coming out of our ears.” But no. Hilarious video about self-inflicted energy problems in Australia.
Is this the Sound of the Bottom Falling Out of the Auto Industry? by Wolf Richter • Mar 21, 2017 • 83 Comments Not quite, not yet, but it’s not good either.
Despite Financial Engineering & Clever Reporting Schemes, S&P 500 Earnings per Share Stuck for 3+ Years, but Stocks Soar by Wolf Richter • Mar 20, 2017 • 30 Comments $1.7 trillion blown on making EPS look less bad.
Rising Inflation, Four Rate Hikes, Financial Repression on Menu in 2017: Fed Heads by Wolf Richter • Mar 20, 2017 • 49 Comments Bondholders, savers, consumers to be put through inflation wringer.