Automakers Take Note: Americans Are Changing How They Commute to Work by Wolf Richter • Sep 2, 2018 • 117 Comments A structural shift with some significance for the auto industry.
Subprime Begins to Haunt Credit Card Balances by Wolf Richter • Aug 21, 2018 • 60 Comments Delinquencies soar past Financial-Crisis peak at the nearly 5,000 smaller US banks, and these are the good times. What’s going on?
Average Age of Cars & Trucks by Household Income and Vehicle Type over Time by Wolf Richter • Aug 21, 2018 • 79 Comments A deep dive based on the report by the Federal Highway Administration for 2017 compared to 2009.
Rate Hike Ammo, Even Without Food & Energy by Wolf Richter • Aug 10, 2018 • 59 Comments Core CPI jumps the most since 2008.
What’s Going On in the Used Car & Truck Market? by Wolf Richter • Aug 9, 2018 • 72 Comments As “affordability challenges” hit new vehicles, consumers switch to used, prices spike to record, inflation psychology sets in.
The State of the American Debt Slaves, Q2 2018 by Wolf Richter • Aug 8, 2018 • 132 Comments Let the good times roll.
Results Are In: How Americans Faced the Equifax Hack where Personal Data of 45% of US Adults Were Stolen by Wolf Richter • Jul 24, 2018 • 55 Comments Now, 10 months later, do they even know about it? Don’t laugh….
Is the US Economy Really Going to Pop 4.5% in Q2? by Wolf Richter • Jul 22, 2018 • 71 Comments At least one of them is very wrong: Atlanta Fed GDPNow v. New York Fed Nowcast.
How Amazon Rules by Wolf Richter • Jul 14, 2018 • 93 Comments It owns 33% of the internet “cloud,” 49% of US e-commerce, and is elbowing into other sectors.