The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America by Wolf Richter • Jul 31, 2018 • 79 Comments Historic spike in Seattle. Sharp increases in other metros. New York condos fall.
“Hidden Debt Loophole Could be Widespread”: Fitch by Wolf Richter • Jul 30, 2018 • 87 Comments Use of this financial instrument has ballooned. No one knows to what extent because there’s no disclosure. But it was a “key contributor” to the sudden collapse of outsourcing giant Carillion.
Oops, Facebook’s Market Cap Plunges by $143 Billion by Wolf Richter • Jul 25, 2018 • 144 Comments Throughout the scandals, Facebook was clad in Teflon and nothing mattered. But today, it mattered.
Biggest Apartment-Construction Boom-Towns Are Not What You May Think by Wolf Richter • Jul 24, 2018 • 62 Comments No, it’s not Seattle. Denver is by far #1. New York isn’t even in the top 25. And it explains why rents in Chicago are collapsing.
“Desperate” Tesla Asks Suppliers for Cash Back Retroactively to 2016 by Wolf Richter • Jul 23, 2018 • 104 Comments The request is “essential to Tesla’s continued operation.”
Which Yield Curve “Inverts” First? US, Japan, Germany, or China? by Wolf Richter • Jul 20, 2018 • 77 Comments How the “Yield Curves” Stack Up in central-bank manipulated bond markets.
“That’s a Super Dangerous Place to Be”: CEO of JPMorgan Asset Management by Wolf Richter • Jul 18, 2018 • 61 Comments When central banks distort the markets, risk disappears from view.
“Yield-Curve Inversion” Consensus Rouses Contrarian in Me by Wolf Richter • Jul 17, 2018 • 65 Comments Markets have a way of blowing this type of consensus out of the water.
As Risks Balloon, Yield Chasers Blow Off the Fed by Wolf Richter • Jul 16, 2018 • 29 Comments “This emerging trend highlights just how much risk some investors are willing to take in the current environment.”
NIRP Did It: I’m in Awe of How Central-Bank Policies Blind Investors to Risks by Wolf Richter • Jul 13, 2018 • 45 Comments “Reverse-Yankee” Junk Bond Issuance Hits Record.
