Here Are the Multinationals whose Bonds the ECB is Discreetly Buying by Don Quijones • Dec 15, 2016 • 27 Comments Its new role as “debt-buyer of first resort” raises a whole litany of concerns.
How Inflation Bites Much More than the Official Hoax by Wolf Richter • Dec 11, 2016 • 162 Comments The numbers are out. Even Japanese consumers, supposedly suffering from deflation, are getting whacked. No one escapes.
Government Bond & Mortgage “Meltdown” Crushes NIRP by Wolf Richter • Dec 2, 2016 • 105 Comments And the spike in mortgage rates will come in handy.
China Inc. & Billionaires Dodge Capital Controls via Global Buyout Binge. Government Not Amused by Wolf Richter • Nov 27, 2016 • 64 Comments The fear of further yuan devaluation.
Bank of England Trips over London House-Price Bubble, Hilarity Ensues by Wolf Richter • Nov 18, 2016 • 18 Comments “Landlords have been unable to raise rents…”
India Launches War on Corruption, Hits Cash, Chaos Ensues by Don Quijones • Nov 15, 2016 • 63 Comments “Economic Shock & Awe” turns into “Nightmare Without End.”
Is Merger-Mania-October the Classic Paroxysm before it All Comes Unglued? by Wolf Richter • Nov 1, 2016 • 72 Comments Something weird is going on – that’s all everyone knows.
Italy’s Banking System on Verge of Nervous Breakdown by Don Quijones • Oct 30, 2016 • 22 Comments The “Doom Loop” resurges.
Who’s Powering the War on Cash? by Don Quijones • Oct 19, 2016 • 96 Comments The Alliance is in place.
Reek of Desperation Surrounds EU Banks, Regulators Prepare for “Derivatives Clearing Crisis” by Don Quijones • Oct 9, 2016 • 53 Comments Zombification of EU banking system gathers momentum.