France Comes up with a Real Jewel to Prop up its 4 TBTF Banks by Don Quijones • Dec 22, 2016 • 24 Comments To cover a capital shortfall of €50 billion.
Nightmare Before Christmas for Spanish Banks by Don Quijones • Dec 21, 2016 • 30 Comments The European Court of Justice refused to listen.
IPOs Have Worst Year since 2003, and the Dow is at 20,000? by Wolf Richter • Dec 20, 2016 • 41 Comments There’s only one thing that has pumped up this market.
What the Heck’s Happening to Our Share Buyback Boom? by Wolf Richter • Dec 20, 2016 • 34 Comments Going down the drain, putting this wondrous stock market at risk?
How Will Homebuyers Swallow these Mortgage Rates? by Wolf Richter • Dec 19, 2016 • 79 Comments Many of them say they won’t. And they can’t.
Trump Talked, the Fed Listened: Let’s Shrink the Balance Sheet, Bullard Says by Wolf Richter • Dec 17, 2016 • 104 Comments Even a Fed dove! This could get interesting.
Foreigners are Dumping US Treasurys as Never Before by Wolf Richter • Dec 15, 2016 • 131 Comments Hence the bloodletting in what’s considered one of the most conservative investments in the world.
Yellen Speaks, Yields Spike, Mortgage Rates Jump, Oil Plunges: But Why? by Wolf Richter • Dec 14, 2016 • 64 Comments 7th week of US Government debt “carnage” continues unabated.
Treasuries Melt Down, Junk Bonds Boom, Yield Spreads Collapse by Wolf Richter • Dec 13, 2016 • 28 Comments The Hot Money returns, bets on Oil Nirvana.
Government Bond & Mortgage “Carnage” Enters Sixth Week by Wolf Richter • Dec 10, 2016 • 49 Comments Traders got even more nervous on Friday, after having been twitchy all Thursday, and they alleviated this condition by dumping government bonds.
