Wrath of Draghi Hits Germans who Refuse to Blow their Savings by Don Quijones • May 5, 2016 • 49 Comments Just shocking that Germans dislike stocks, with the DAX down 21%.
China’s Furious Stimulus-and-Debt Binge Backfires by Wolf Richter • May 1, 2016 • 61 Comments Fabled transition to a service economy? Forget it.
What the Heck is Going on With the Dollar and “Fear?” by Wolf Richter • May 1, 2016 • 76 Comments “Speculators are losing faith.”
World’s Worst Sinkhole-Government Sports World’s Most Negative-Yielding Debt by Wolf Richter • Apr 22, 2016 • 61 Comments NIRP Absurdity Soars to New Heights.
“We Cannot Afford another Draghi”: Germany Attacks ECB by Don Quijones • Apr 19, 2016 • 16 Comments Negative interest rates, helicopter money trigger Clash of Titans.
Peak Negative-Interest-Rate Absurdity? Hilarity Ensues by Wolf Richter • Apr 13, 2016 • 27 Comments Among the goodies, “reverse Yankee” landmines.
What in the World’s Going on with Banks this Week? Emergency Meetings, Summits, Crashing EU Banks… by Contributor • Apr 12, 2016 • 56 Comments And US banks to report worst quarter since the Financial Crisis.
BlackRock CEO Fink: Negative & Low Interest Rates Eat into Consumer Spending at Worst Possible Time by Wolf Richter • Apr 11, 2016 • 39 Comments “A hostile landscape.”
Helicopter Money “Not on the Table,” ECB Swears Furiously by Wolf Richter • Apr 7, 2016 • 88 Comments But it’s already here!
BOJ’s Kuroda Threatens More Easing, Stocks Tank, Absurdity Reigns by Wolf Richter • Apr 5, 2016 • 31 Comments “Negative interest expense” or some such absurdity yet to be coined.