Record Short Bets against 10-Year Treasury Promise Turmoil by Wolf Richter • Feb 13, 2018 • 38 Comments A very crowded trade goes begging for a contrarian reaction.
Four Rate Hikes in 2018 as US National Debt Will Spike by Wolf Richter • Feb 12, 2018 • 112 Comments Chorus gets louder. But no one will be ready for those mortgage rates.
How to Manipulate Stocks: Chinese Authorities Step in to Stop the Rout by Wolf Richter • Feb 12, 2018 • 50 Comments For proper effect, the directives were purposefully leaked to the media.
What Crushed Stocks? by Wolf Richter • Feb 11, 2018 • 89 Comments Treasury yields don’t matter – until they do. Mortgage rates jump.
What the Headlines about Tesla, Snap, and Twitter “Earnings” Should Have Said by Wolf Richter • Feb 9, 2018 • 146 Comments How can the media be so gullible – and pliable? I don’t know either.
Stocks Get Messy, Dip-Buyers Get Crushed Again by Wolf Richter • Feb 8, 2018 • 108 Comments What would the Fed do?
The State of the American Debt Slaves by Wolf Richter • Feb 8, 2018 • 232 Comments It was one gigantic party. But wait…
Who Was Selling Stocks Last Week Before the Monday Rout? by Wolf Richter • Feb 7, 2018 • 68 Comments And who was buying? Answers emerge.
Crypto Crackdown: Bitcoin is a “Combination of Bubble, Ponzi Scheme, Environmental Disaster” by Wolf Richter • Feb 7, 2018 • 93 Comments “If authorities do not act preemptively, cryptocurrencies could become more interconnected with the main financial system and become a threat to financial stability.”
How Out-Of-Whack are US Trade Relationships? 2017 Trade Deficit Worst since 2008 by Wolf Richter • Feb 6, 2018 • 68 Comments Trade deficit in non-petroleum products hit all-time record of $734 billion.
