US Gross National Debt Spikes $1.2 Trillion in 6 Months, Hits $21 Trillion by Wolf Richter • Mar 16, 2018 • 99 Comments These dang trillions are flying by so fast, they’re hard to see.
QE Unwind Is Too Slow, Says Fed Governor, Thus Launching First Trial Balloon by Wolf Richter • Mar 9, 2018 • 65 Comments “The very slow pace may still be contributing to a buildup of various financial imbalances.”
Corporate Bond Market Gets Ready for Big Reset by Wolf Richter • Mar 7, 2018 • 29 Comments Investors are still blowing off the Fed. But not much longer.
Are Subprime Debt Slaves, a Leading Indicator, Worrying the Fed? by Wolf Richter • Mar 4, 2018 • 55 Comments Credit problems always appear first at the margins.
Fed’s QE Unwind Marches Forward Relentlessly by Wolf Richter • Mar 1, 2018 • 82 Comments During the sell-off, it ignored the whiners on Wall Street.
Powell Joins Four-Rate-Hikes-in-2018 Chorus, Markets Tank by Wolf Richter • Feb 27, 2018 • 83 Comments Markets are still in denial about the increasingly hawkish Fed.
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.
“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.
