Why No One Will Even Try to Tame the US Healthcare Monster by Wolf Richter • Dec 4, 2016 • 155 Comments Though it cannibalizes the rest of the economy.
The Great Unwind Unravels Hottest Rental Markets in the US by Wolf Richter • Dec 1, 2016 • 46 Comments Now in San Francisco, New York, Boston, Chicago, Washington DC, and perhaps a city near you.
OK, I get it: Companies Clamor for Cheap Labor, Fed Delivers by Wolf Richter • Nov 29, 2016 • 89 Comments In turn, households get a feel-good illusion.
Sudden, Infectious Enthusiasm for “Current Economic Conditions” after Trump Called them “Terrible” for Months? by Wolf Richter • Nov 29, 2016 • 102 Comments The “Trump Effect?”
Black-Friday-Weekend Woes End “Trump Effect” by Wolf Richter • Nov 27, 2016 • 99 Comments Back to the Retail Quagmire. Gloom for brick-and-mortar stores.
Black-Friday Woes: The Death of the Department Store by Wolf Richter • Nov 25, 2016 • 141 Comments They no longer shop till they drop.
The Trump Effect on Americans’ Perception of the Economy by Wolf Richter • Nov 22, 2016 • 85 Comments “Hope” returns. But we’ve been through this before.
Now it Begins to Unravel by Wolf Richter • Nov 21, 2016 • 72 Comments The Credit Bubble Peak was Marked by “Totally Crazy Lending.”
What’ll Happen to Housing Bubble 2 as Mortgage Rates Jump? by Wolf Richter • Nov 16, 2016 • 68 Comments Oops, they’re already jumping.
This is How Consumers Turn into Debt Slaves by Wolf Richter • Nov 8, 2016 • 108 Comments The Fed likes the word “credit.” It sounds a lot less onerous than “debt.”