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.
Subprime Profit-Machine Hiccups: Credit-Card Charge-Offs Rise Across Banking System by Wolf Richter • May 22, 2019 • 45 Comments Impact felt by the real economy and the most vulnerable consumers.
Subprime Bites: Auto-Loan Delinquencies Spike to Q3 2009 Level, Despite Strongest Labor Market in Years by Wolf Richter • May 15, 2019 • 80 Comments But what will happen to banks and automakers when the cycle turns?
Inflation by City, from Hot to Cool, from San Francisco to Chicago by Wolf Richter • May 10, 2019 • 87 Comments Here’s Where Americans Suffer Hot Inflation, But There Are Cool Spots Too
The State of the American Debt Slaves, Q1 2019 by Wolf Richter • May 8, 2019 • 150 Comments It’s a tough job, but someone’s doing it.
I Just Hope the Fed Won’t See This: US Economy Has Blowout First Quarter by Wolf Richter • Apr 26, 2019 • 75 Comments “Patient” may become less patient.
