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.
Trump Talked, the Fed Listened: Let’s Shrink the Balance Sheet, Bullard Says by Wolf Richter • Dec 17, 2016 • 104 Comments Even a Fed dove! This could get interesting.
No Demand, No Problem: Inflation Pressures Surge by Wolf Richter • Dec 16, 2016 • 45 Comments Businesses expect their input prices to jump by 4.6% in 2017.
Foreigners are Dumping US Treasurys as Never Before by Wolf Richter • Dec 15, 2016 • 131 Comments Hence the bloodletting in what’s considered one of the most conservative investments in the world.
Currency Armageddon? A Word about the Hated Dollar by Wolf Richter • Dec 15, 2016 • 69 Comments The “death of the dollar” will have to be rescheduled.