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.
What the Sadly Deflating Bubble of Manhattan Office Buildings Looks Like by Wolf Richter • Jul 10, 2018 • 15 Comments This is what happens when Chinese conglomerates get sidelined by unfortunate events.
Leveraged-Loan Risks Are Piling Up by Wolf Richter • Jul 10, 2018 • 46 Comments Rising interest rates have a peculiar effect.
Update on the Fed’s QE Unwind by Wolf Richter • Jul 6, 2018 • 94 Comments With QE, the Fed created money to buy securities and pump up asset prices; now it sheds securities to destroy this money.
Heavy-Truck Orders Explode, Trucking Companies Struggle with “Capacity Crisis,” Truck Makers & Supply Chains are Inundated, Backlog is Ballooning, But it’s a Cyclical Business by Wolf Richter • Jul 6, 2018 • 42 Comments “Fleets are desperate for more equipment, but trucks are in short supply due to the supplier constraints.”
As the Yield Curve Flattens, Threatens to Invert, the Fed Discards it as Recession Indicator by Wolf Richter • Jul 5, 2018 • 51 Comments This Fed is getting seriously hawkish: It revealed that instead of thinking about backing off rate hikes, it’s replacing the yield curve.
Bank of Japan Takes Away Punch Bowl, Balance Sheet Declines by Wolf Richter • Jul 4, 2018 • 35 Comments Was “QQE” just a pretext for bringing the government bond market under absolute control to avoid a Greek-style debt crisis?
Update on the Rental Bubbles & Crashes in US Cities by Wolf Richter • Jun 29, 2018 • 64 Comments Rents in Southern California go nuts. Bay Area & Seattle “mixed.” Chicago & Honolulu in free-fall. New York City sharply lower. Washington DC loses grip. But rents soar 10-15% in many markets.
Risks Pile Up Quietly in the US Corporate Bond Market by Wolf Richter • Jun 24, 2018 • 50 Comments The fear of becoming a “fallen angel.”
Bitcoin Drops to $5,860, Lowest since October 2017. True Believers with Fake Hopes Got Cleaned Out by Early Movers by Wolf Richter • Jun 24, 2018 • 127 Comments Down 70% from the peak. This is just not fun anymore.
