Wheezing Consumers & Slowing Economy, No Problem: UK Inflation Jumps Most in 5+ Years. Rate Hike Due in November by Wolf Richter • Oct 17, 2017 • 45 Comments The Fed leads, other central banks follow.
ECB Suffers from “Corporate Capture at its Most Extreme” by Don Quijones • Oct 14, 2017 • 46 Comments Many of these banks are implicated in the biggest financial crimes.
The Hated Dollar Resurges. But Why? by Wolf Richter • Oct 9, 2017 • 95 Comments Betting against the dollar remains a favorite sport.
The Pricing of Risk is Kaput by Wolf Richter • Oct 2, 2017 • 63 Comments WTF Chart: US Treasury Yield v. Euro “Junk Bond” Yield. New record in central-bank absurdity.
ECB Wants to Weed Out Smaller Banks to Cut Competition by Don Quijones • Sep 29, 2017 • 26 Comments Europe needs “brave banks” willing to conquer new territory.
Special Pump-and-Dump Scheme Spikes to High Heaven by Wolf Richter • Sep 21, 2017 • 14 Comments But the Swiss National Bank is just an innocent bystander.
Shares of the Swiss National Bank Soar 64% in Two Months by Wolf Richter • Sep 11, 2017 • 30 Comments What the heck is going on?
Toronto Home Price Bubble Descends into Bear Market by Wolf Richter • Sep 6, 2017 • 97 Comments With surprise rate hike, Bank of Canada turns against housing market.
ECB Tightens Noose Around Bank Accounts by Don Quijones • Sep 5, 2017 • 61 Comments Locking up money of unsuspecting depositors to prop up collapsing banks.
So When Will China’s Debt Bubble Finally Blow Up? by Wolf Richter • Aug 17, 2017 • 160 Comments The upside is fake stability. The downside is too ugly to contemplate.
