New Census Data Shows Why the Job Market is Still “Terrible” (as Trump said), but the Numbers Get Hushed up by Wolf Richter • Dec 26, 2016 • 109 Comments Hardly any improvement for individuals since the Great Recession.
Bundesbank Hauls its Gold back from New York & Paris Faster than Planned by Wolf Richter • Dec 25, 2016 • 59 Comments A “trust-building” measure after a huge hullabaloo about the missing gold.
Canada’s Goods Producing Sector Caves by Wolf Richter • Dec 23, 2016 • 70 Comments Exports, particularly to the US get blamed, despite the crushed loonie.
World Trade Falls to 2014 Level, just in Time for a “Trade War” by Wolf Richter • Dec 23, 2016 • 105 Comments Threatened Trade War meets the Great Stagnation.
Red Flag on Recession Crops up in NY Fed’s Coincident Economic Index by Wolf Richter • Dec 22, 2016 • 39 Comments Last time the index declined was in November 2009.
Even Single-Family Rentals Sink in Once Hottest Markets by Wolf Richter • Dec 21, 2016 • 49 Comments San Francisco, San Jose, New York… and cracks appear even in Seattle’s crazy Rent Boom
IPOs Have Worst Year since 2003, and the Dow is at 20,000? by Wolf Richter • Dec 20, 2016 • 41 Comments There’s only one thing that has pumped up this market.
What the Heck’s Happening to Our Share Buyback Boom? by Wolf Richter • Dec 20, 2016 • 34 Comments Going down the drain, putting this wondrous stock market at risk?
“Car Recession” Bites GM: Inventory Glut, Layoffs, Plant Shutdowns by Wolf Richter • Dec 19, 2016 • 86 Comments Five assembly plants, 10,000 workers.
How Will Homebuyers Swallow these Mortgage Rates? by Wolf Richter • Dec 19, 2016 • 79 Comments Many of them say they won’t. And they can’t.