These “8 Men” Own as Much as Poorest Half of the World, Oxfam Reports as Global Elite Hobnobs in Davos by Wolf Richter • Jan 16, 2017 • 129 Comments Even in “rich countries,” more and more people “are no longer willing to tolerate the status quo.”
What’s Going on with the Banks? Citi Cuts Goldman to “Sell,” after Goldman Cut Citi to “Neutral” by Wolf Richter • Jan 10, 2017 • 18 Comments Circular firing squad? But bank stocks have soared for three months.
Evictions by Wall-Street Mega-Landlords Soar, Financialization of Rents Cause “Housing Instability”: Atlanta Fed by Wolf Richter • Jan 7, 2017 • 106 Comments It blames the Fed & Bernanke; the dark side of “healing” the housing market.
How Bad Will the “Bond Massacre” Get? by Wolf Richter • Jan 4, 2017 • 41 Comments Worse than the 1994 “Bond Massacre,” with “sustained double-digit losses on bonds, subpar growth in developed markets, and balance sheet risks for banking systems….”
The Bitter Reality of the Stock Market “January Effect” by Wolf Richter • Jan 2, 2017 • 26 Comments A myth gets destroyed by facts.
Is the “Trump Trade” Already Unwinding? by Wolf Richter • Dec 31, 2016 • 57 Comments Over the last ten days, markets have been jinxed, and nearly everything changed direction.
Home Buyers Sapped by Soaring (but Still Low) Mortgage Rates, Sky-High Home Prices by Wolf Richter • Dec 28, 2016 • 79 Comments “The budget of many prospective buyers last month was dealt an abrupt hit”
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.