Inflation Blows Out in Germany, Spain. Started a Year Ago on Money Printing, NIRP, Supply Chain Chaos. War Threw Fuel on Already Raging Fire by Wolf Richter • Mar 30, 2022 • 143 Comments Double-digit inflation has already been raging in several European countries.
The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America, March Update: Just Before the Great Spike in Mortgage Rates by Wolf Richter • Mar 29, 2022 • 246 Comments Raging mania to lock in mortgage rates when they were still at 3.2%. But now they’re near 5%.
US Natural Gas Production and LNG Exports amid Urgent Demand for LNG from Europe by Wolf Richter • Mar 28, 2022 • 126 Comments Biggest buyers of US LNG: South Korea, China, Japan, Brazil. But Mexico bought more US natural gas than all four combined.
THE WOLF STREET REPORT: Bond Massacre, Inflation Prick Biggest Bond Bubble in History by Wolf Richter • Mar 27, 2022 • 224 Comments The dollar’s role as dominant global reserve currency is at risk if the Fed fails to crack down on inflation.
The Treasury Bond Massacre and the Spike to 5% Mortgage Rates: This is All Going Very Fast by Wolf Richter • Mar 26, 2022 • 285 Comments Junk bonds are still in la-la-land though, Apocalypse but not now.
Another Miracle-IPO Stock Collapsed by 82% since the IPO. Wall Street Hype & Hoopla Machine Screeches to a Halt by Wolf Richter • Mar 25, 2022 • 154 Comments The end of a truly amazing era.
Mortgage Rates Are Rising Much Faster than Treasury Yields. What’s the Deal? by Wolf Richter • Mar 24, 2022 • 231 Comments Is the spread heading to what happened in the 1970s and 1980s when the Fed battled blow-out inflation?
Retail Vacancy on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile More Than Doubles from Pre-Pandemic Levels by Wolf Richter • Mar 24, 2022 • 92 Comments Among the tenants that decided not to re-open their stores along the Mag Mile were Macy’s, Uniqlo, and the Gap.
Now It’s BBQ-Grill IPO Stocks that Barbecue Retail Investors by Wolf Richter • Mar 23, 2022 • 103 Comments The hype-and-hoopla era was just so much fun while it lasted.
Inventory of New Houses Piles Up to Highest since 2008. Sales & Prices Drop. Stocks of Homebuilders Swoon by Wolf Richter • Mar 23, 2022 • 184 Comments Buyers hobbled by spike in mortgage rates and sky-high prices. Builders hobbled by shortages and worst spike in costs ever recorded.