Surge in Consumer Confidence Turns to “Dismal” Retail Sales beyond Autos, Gasoline by Wolf Richter • Jan 13, 2017 • 103 Comments Pundits sent back to the drawing board.
For How Long Did Fiat-Chrysler Hide its EPA Diesel Fiasco? Investors Found out the Hard Way Today by Wolf Richter • Jan 12, 2017 • 70 Comments Just days ago, CEO Marchionne tried to soften up Trump.
Bitcoin Collapses, Chinese Latecomers Get Fleeced by Wolf Richter • Jan 12, 2017 • 104 Comments “Capital flight” takes on a bitterly ironic meaning.
Fed Pays Banks $12 Billion on “Excess Reserves,” Taken from Taxpayer Pockets by Wolf Richter • Jan 11, 2017 • 60 Comments The circuitous hidden wonders of paying interest on “excess reserves.”
Boeing: Three More Waves of Layoffs in 2017, as Orders Collapse to 7-Year Low. Shares Near All-Time High by Wolf Richter • Jan 10, 2017 • 43 Comments That Great Global Economy.
What’s Going on with the Banks? Citi Cuts Goldman to “Sell,” after Goldman Cut Citi to “Neutral” by Wolf Richter • Jan 10, 2017 • 18 Comments Circular firing squad? But bank stocks have soared for three months.
Get Ready for China’s Hot New Export Product: Inflation by Wolf Richter • Jan 10, 2017 • 82 Comments Coming soon to a store near you.
What 1 Million US Jobs? Dreading a Trade War, China Sends Alibaba’s Jack Ma to Trump for some Fence Mending by Wolf Richter • Jan 9, 2017 • 71 Comments Carrot and Stick. Now a friendly chat among billionaires who presumably see eye-to-eye.
Commodities Bust Crushes Incomes, House Prices, & Rents in Western Australia by Wolf Richter • Jan 9, 2017 • 28 Comments “Ponzi finance schemes are struck firmly in reverse gear.”
Evictions by Wall-Street Mega-Landlords Soar, Financialization of Rents Cause “Housing Instability”: Atlanta Fed by Wolf Richter • Jan 7, 2017 • 106 Comments It blames the Fed & Bernanke; the dark side of “healing” the housing market.