Atlanta Fed GDPNow Forecast Spirals Toward Zero by Wolf Richter • Apr 7, 2017 • 88 Comments I hope the model is wrong.
Bay Area Economic Outlook Buckles under Strains by Wolf Richter • Apr 4, 2017 • 143 Comments Nearly half the millennials “likely” to leave.
#Carmaggedon Not Yet, But Another Wheel Came Off by Wolf Richter • Apr 4, 2017 • 118 Comments “We think the industry is plateauing at some levels.”
This Economy is Ruined for Many Americans by Wolf Richter • Apr 2, 2017 • 175 Comments Those who lost out on the Fed’s “wealth effect.”
Health-Care Industry Debt Turns into “Systemic Recession Risk” by Wolf Richter • Mar 27, 2017 • 102 Comments Debt binge hits limit, with big impact on overall economy. Chilling charts.
Subprime Auto Loans Crushed Worse than in 2009, Auto Industry Bleeds, Knock-on Effects Commence by Wolf Richter • Mar 24, 2017 • 67 Comments After the credit bubble comes the credit bust.
Rising Inflation, Four Rate Hikes, Financial Repression on Menu in 2017: Fed Heads by Wolf Richter • Mar 20, 2017 • 49 Comments Bondholders, savers, consumers to be put through inflation wringer.
Inflation Hits Consumers, Mortgage Rates Take Off, “Financial Repression” for Bondholders and Savers by Wolf Richter • Mar 15, 2017 • 77 Comments The Fed is way behind the curve, but at least it now sees the curve.
Restaurant Recession Meets February Debacle by Wolf Richter • Mar 11, 2017 • 72 Comments What does inflation have to do with it?
“Retailers Are the New Oil & Gas,” Only Worse by Wolf Richter • Mar 7, 2017 • 88 Comments I’ve been doom-and-gloom on brick-and-mortar retail. But I haven’t been nearly doom-and-gloom enough, given the events of the past seven days. Includes my interview with The Financial Exchange, WRKO Boston.
