I Hope the Fed Won’t See This: Red-Hot Consumer Spending Powers GDP Growth by Wolf Richter • Jul 26, 2019 • 97 Comments Revisions show the slowdown expected this year hit last year, and now is the rebound. If there’s ever a time for the Fed to not cut already low rates, it’s now.
World Trade in Face of Tariffmageddon, Trade Wars & Manufacturing Slowdown by Wolf Richter • Jul 25, 2019 • 70 Comments Consumers and companies keep plugging, the world has not come to an end.
My Advice to the Fed on “Low Inflation”: Use a Different Index for Crying Out Loud and Tell the BLS to be Less Aggressive with “Hedonic Quality Adjustments” by Wolf Richter • Jul 13, 2019 • 116 Comments The Fed could instantly claim victory and pocket the kudos.
New-Vehicle Sales Fall to 1999 Levels: How to Grow Revenues After 20 Years of Stagnation (Yup, You Guessed It) by Wolf Richter • Jul 3, 2019 • 67 Comments Carmageddon for cars. But big equipment is hot and gets pricier.
Average Miles Driven per Vehicle Drop to 1992 Level: Automakers Not Amused by Wolf Richter • Jun 29, 2019 • 87 Comments They’re engaged in a highly competitive, saturated market, dominated by finicky Americans who demand top quality, but who drive their vehicles less.
Average Age of Vehicles Sets Record, New-Vehicle Sales Drop to Where They Were 20 Years Ago. What Are Automakers Doing? by Wolf Richter • Jun 27, 2019 • 109 Comments Part of Carmageddon, But Consumers Demand It
My Perspective on the Murk of Official Retail-Sales Inflation, with Some Surprising Illustrations by Wolf Richter • Jun 14, 2019 • 109 Comments My couch, jeans, car, PC, sheets, and phone weigh in on globalization and the internet.
The State of the Canadian Debt Slaves, and How They Compare to the American Debt Slaves by Wolf Richter • Jun 13, 2019 • 107 Comments This, despite still ultra-low interest rates and highest disposable income ever.
Treasury Market Acts Like the Economy is in a Death Spiral, But Wait… by Wolf Richter • Jun 4, 2019 • 65 Comments Transcript of my podcast.
American Consumers Prop Up the Economy. Wall Street Clamors for Multiple Rate Cuts. Fed Blows Off Wall Street by Wolf Richter • May 31, 2019 • 58 Comments The economy is in a “very good place,” says Trump’s man at the Fed. And the Fed’s favorite inflation measure ticks up.