US is Cleanest Dirty Shirt Among Manufacturing Giants. China, Japan & Germany Sink by Wolf Richter • Mar 3, 2019 • 56 Comments The four account for 58% of global manufacturing value added. And the big exporters are getting hit.
All Heck Breaks Loose After Spanish Banks Block Thousands of Accounts with Chinese Names & Folks Can’t Get to Their Money by Don Quijones • Feb 26, 2019 • 51 Comments The banks claim they’re complying with anti-money laundering regulations.
Oops, Imports by China, Emerging Asia Plunge Most Since 2008 by Wolf Richter • Feb 26, 2019 • 71 Comments These unsettling tidbits about sudden problems on the demand-side in China.
Carmageddon for Ford in the US, China, and Europe by Wolf Richter • Feb 22, 2019 • 102 Comments The New Emissions & Fuel-Economy Cheating Scandal is just a Dimple.
Who Bought the Gigantic $1.5 Trillion of New US Government Debt Issued over the Past 12 Months? by Wolf Richter • Jan 31, 2019 • 136 Comments China, Japan, other foreign entities dumped US Treasuries. But someone had to buy. Here’s who. So far, so good.
Is China’s Debt Crackdown Hitting California’s Commercial Real Estate Bubble? by Wolf Richter • Jan 29, 2019 • 52 Comments Construction Halts on LA’s Chinese-Owned $1-Billion Oceanwide Plaza; Fretting Starts about $1.6-Billion Oceanwide Center in San Francisco.
Preparing for a Coming Winter Storm? WeWork Pivots to Minimize Risk for Itself by John McNellis • Jan 28, 2019 • 56 Comments WeWork landlords in America are likely to learn: In a down market, they’re all going to be partners, voluntarily or otherwise.
The Chilling Thing Nvidia Just Said about China & Tech by Wolf Richter • Jan 28, 2019 • 57 Comments China anguish is piling up.
Big Exporters are Losing It: US Manufacturing Gains. Germany, Japan, China not so Lucky by Wolf Richter • Jan 24, 2019 • 66 Comments Central-Bank Stimulus Fail: The longer it drags on, the worse it gets?
Record Defaults by Chinese Companies: Fake “Cash” & Fake Accounting by Wolf Richter • Jan 23, 2019 • 54 Comments Painful moment of truth for banks & investors. “Uncertainty over the accuracy of the companies’ books and disclosure of pertinent information”: Fitch