The Euro Is Not Dead, Claims EU Survey by Don Quijones • Dec 8, 2017 • 44 Comments The mood has shifted.
Bonds Issued by Acquirer of Mattress Firm & Sherwood Bedding Collapse after ECB Buys Them as Part of QE by Wolf Richter • Dec 6, 2017 • 46 Comments Steinhoff’s “accounting irregularities” crush its stock.
Bank of Japan Tapers (Quietly), QE Party Over by Wolf Richter • Dec 4, 2017 • 39 Comments No flashy announcement, to avoid alarming the markets.
Whose Private-Sector Debt Will Implode Next: US, Canada, China, Eurozone, Japan? by Wolf Richter • Nov 22, 2017 • 121 Comments Canadians, fasten your seat-belt. Here are the charts.
Could Italy’s Banking Crisis Drag Down Mario Draghi? by Don Quijones • Nov 22, 2017 • 14 Comments Just don’t mention “Antonveneta.”
The EU Just Did the Big Banks a Massive Favor by Don Quijones • Oct 25, 2017 • 33 Comments “Testimony to the iron grip the financial industry’s lobby still exerts on governments and legislators.”
This is What it Looks Like When Credit Markets Go Nuts by Wolf Richter • Oct 19, 2017 • 65 Comments Pricing of risk kicks the bucket in record central-bank absurdity.
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.