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.
Denmark: Debt Bomb, Waiting for an Inflationary Spark by Contributor • Mar 31, 2017 • 13 Comments The recent prosperity comes with a cost.
Here’s Why Italy’s Banking Crisis Has Gone Off the Radar by Don Quijones • Mar 30, 2017 • 25 Comments How many banks are insolvent? Turns out, a lot! But elections are coming up.
Shock, Horror: ECB Not as “Independent” as it Claims – Report by Don Quijones • Mar 29, 2017 • 24 Comments Transparency International whacks at a central bank.
ECB Hands Banks $250 Bn Today, Floats all Markets – um, Briefly by Wolf Richter • Mar 23, 2017 • 22 Comments Gusto for US stocks and bonds dies down quickly.
How Solid are Canada’s Big Banks? by Contributor • Mar 23, 2017 • 70 Comments “Foxes are in charge of the hen house.”
Central Bank Shell Game: What Sweden’s Negative Interest Rates Do to Consumers by Contributor • Mar 19, 2017 • 28 Comments Next: higher rates or currency crisis?
Deepening EU Banking Crisis Meets Euro-TARP and Taxpayers by Don Quijones • Mar 17, 2017 • 39 Comments If the ECB scales back stimulus, banks face even greater risk of collapse. But now there’s a new solution.