Return of Enron to the Energy Sector? by Leonard Hyman and Willian Tilles • Feb 23, 2018 • 13 Comments The lure of forever-cheap money. But now rates are going up.
What will Spiking Mortgage Rates, High Home Prices, & the New Tax Law Do to the Housing Market? by Wolf Richter • Feb 21, 2018 • 128 Comments Surging home prices have primed the housing market for this.
“Blockchain” Stocks Completely Disintegrate by Wolf Richter • Feb 18, 2018 • 63 Comments Black Friday for them. Meet the OTC’s “skull and crossbones.”
What’s Going on with Stocks, Gold, Silver, Oil, and Mortgages? by Wolf Richter • Feb 18, 2018 • 26 Comments Was the selloff in stocks just a brief correction, or a sign of greater significance?
“Financial Stress” Spikes. Markets, Long in Denial, Suddenly Grapple with New Era by Wolf Richter • Feb 15, 2018 • 22 Comments Fed’s monetary policy shift is finally taking hold. It just took a while.
Retail Sales, Inflation Add Fuel to Fed’s Rate-Hike Trajectory, Treasuries Dive as Yields Surge by Wolf Richter • Feb 14, 2018 • 55 Comments But something funny happened on the way to the headlines.
Big Reset Looms for Corporate Credit Market by Wolf Richter • Feb 14, 2018 • 55 Comments Market still blows off Fed, Treasury selloff, and volatility in stocks.
Record Short Bets against 10-Year Treasury Promise Turmoil by Wolf Richter • Feb 13, 2018 • 38 Comments A very crowded trade goes begging for a contrarian reaction.
Four Rate Hikes in 2018 as US National Debt Will Spike by Wolf Richter • Feb 12, 2018 • 112 Comments Chorus gets louder. But no one will be ready for those mortgage rates.
What Crushed Stocks? by Wolf Richter • Feb 11, 2018 • 89 Comments Treasury yields don’t matter – until they do. Mortgage rates jump.
