NIRP’s Revenge: Italian Bonds Plunge, Worst Day in Decades by Wolf Richter • May 29, 2018 Markets wail and gnash their teeth as “normalization” of Italian yields sets in.
Update on the Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America by Wolf Richter • May 29, 2018 Some beautiful spikes too.
Is This the Next Big Retailer to Melt Down? Its Bonds Crashed by Wolf Richter • May 25, 2018 It was bought out by a PE firm, saddled with $8 billion in debt, and grapples with its fate.
Riskiest Junk Bonds Still Blissful in La-La Land, High-Grade Bonds Bleed. Apple’s Fault? by Wolf Richter • May 24, 2018 The Fed will keep tightening until these junk bonds buckle.
Oops, It’s Starting, Says This Chart from the FDIC by Wolf Richter • May 23, 2018 And its eerie exhortations to the banks to prepare for a downturn to avoid “undue disruption to the financial system.”
Where the Debt Slaves Are the Most Vulnerable by Wolf Richter • May 22, 2018 I’m shedding a different light on consumer debt.
Graphic Details of the Crazy Housing Bubble in San Francisco, According to Zillow by Wolf Richter • May 20, 2018 Plenty of homes for sale, at ludicrous prices for what you get. But asking prices are now getting “reduced.”
Credit Card Delinquencies Spike Past Financial-Crisis Peak at the 4,788 Smaller US Banks by Wolf Richter • May 18, 2018 Subprime is calling.
But Who the Heck Bought the $1.2 trillion in New US Debt Over the Past 12 Months? by Wolf Richter • May 16, 2018 Japan systematically dumps US Treasuries while China hangs on.
US Treasury 10-Year Yield Breaks Out, Mortgage Rates Jump to Highest in 7 Years by Wolf Richter • May 15, 2018 But no blood in the streets. Just a rate-hike cycle at work.
