Argentina (!) Sells 100-Year Dollar-Denominated Junk Bonds by Wolf Richter • Jun 20, 2017 • 35 Comments What have central banks wrought?
German Politicians Hammer the ECB, But Only to Get Votes by Don Quijones • Jun 18, 2017 • 34 Comments They know: the Eurozone would plunge into a sovereign debt crisis all over again, only worse this time.
“Bail-In” Era for Europe’s Banking Crisis Begins by Don Quijones • Jun 7, 2017 • 91 Comments Many Banco Popular investors wiped out. Taxpayers off the hook. What it means for Italy.
Corporate America’s “Reverse Yankees” Shoot to Record in ECB Absurdity, But Who Are the Losers? by Wolf Richter • May 21, 2017 • 64 Comments Why do they risk so much for little?
ECB Tapering May Trigger “Disorderly Restructuring” of Italian Debt, Return to National Currency by Don Quijones • May 18, 2017 • 63 Comments The only other option: “Orderly restructuring.”
It’s Really Crazy What This ECB Has Wrought by Wolf Richter • May 14, 2017 • 45 Comments In the land of NIRP refugees and “Reverse Yankees,” who will get crushed?
If Mortgage Rates Tick Up Even a Little, What’ll Happen to Canada’s House Price Bubble? by Wolf Richter • Apr 25, 2017 • 75 Comments The question now being asked, years too late: How will this end?
Toronto House Price Bubble Hit with 15% Foreign Buyers Tax. “Property Scalpers” & “Double Ending” Brokers Targeted by Wolf Richter • Apr 20, 2017 • 89 Comments “People need to ask themselves very carefully, ‘Why am I buying this house?”’: Stephen Poloz, Bank of Canada.
European Stocks are in Classic Soros-Style False Trend by Contributor • Apr 12, 2017 • 33 Comments Current rally is founded on untrue assumptions.
War on Cash Puts ECB, EU on Collision Course with Germany by Don Quijones • Apr 7, 2017 • 11 Comments Bundesbank: It’s a war on personal freedom and choice.