The Largest Ships in the Huge Iron-Ore Trade by MC01 • Jul 28, 2018 • 42 Comments Exports are dominated by two countries, imports by three. And everything revolves around China.
Carmageddon in Detroit by Wolf Richter • Jul 26, 2018 • 85 Comments GM, Fiat Chrysler, and Ford all got ugly in unison, in one day, something we haven’t seen since the Financial Crisis.
Backlash Against “War on Cash” Reaches Washington & China by Don Quijones • Jul 21, 2018 • 92 Comments The electronic-payments industry, which gets a cut from every electronic transaction, wants to kill cash. But wait…
Which Yield Curve “Inverts” First? US, Japan, Germany, or China? by Wolf Richter • Jul 20, 2018 • 77 Comments How the “Yield Curves” Stack Up in central-bank manipulated bond markets.
Russia Dumped Most of its US Treasury Holdings, Disappeared from List by Wolf Richter • Jul 17, 2018 • 67 Comments Good thing Russia never held as many Treasuries as China and Japan. The scenario would have been different.
This “Trade War is a Different Ballgame” by Wolf Richter • Jul 16, 2018 • 84 Comments How the US Trade War with China over autos stacks up against the Trade War the US Lost against Japan.
Stock Markets See the US Winning the Trade War, Defying Corporate Lobby & Media Propaganda by Wolf Richter • Jul 12, 2018 • 180 Comments Moody’s chimes in.
What the Sadly Deflating Bubble of Manhattan Office Buildings Looks Like by Wolf Richter • Jul 10, 2018 • 15 Comments This is what happens when Chinese conglomerates get sidelined by unfortunate events.
US Dollar Hegemony Tripped Up by Chinese Renminbi? by Wolf Richter • Jul 1, 2018 • 73 Comments Um, no. Central banks not enthusiastic about the renminbi.
Shanghai Plunges 3.2%, below 3,000 for 1st Time in 2 Years, After Trump Threatens to Massively Escalate Trade War and China Threatens to Massively Retaliate by Wolf Richter • Jun 19, 2018 • 117 Comments Apparently, the trade talks have collapsed.
