How Inflation Bites Much More than the Official Hoax by Wolf Richter • Dec 11, 2016 • 162 Comments The numbers are out. Even Japanese consumers, supposedly suffering from deflation, are getting whacked. No one escapes.
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.
Who the Heck are these Households that are Worth $90 Trillion? by Wolf Richter • Dec 8, 2016 • 105 Comments Stalled Economy Performs Wealth Miracle, reports the Fed.
Foreclosure Crisis Comes Full Circle? Biggest Buy-to-Rent Landlord Plans IPO (Despite Red Ink Everywhere) by Wolf Richter • Dec 6, 2016 • 78 Comments The financialization of rents.
This is how the Fed Has Been Sneak-Tightening Notch by Notch by Wolf Richter • Dec 6, 2016 • 48 Comments And it’s now hitting home.
Get Used to Lousy Growth AND Rising Rates: Fed Dove Dudley by Wolf Richter • Dec 5, 2016 • 93 Comments The bond market is already doing the math.
Government Bond & Mortgage “Meltdown” Crushes NIRP by Wolf Richter • Dec 2, 2016 • 105 Comments And the spike in mortgage rates will come in handy.
Subprime Auto-Loan Delinquencies Surge to NY Fed’s Attention by Wolf Richter • Nov 30, 2016 • 115 Comments Six million Americans are 90-plus days delinquent.
OK, I get it: Companies Clamor for Cheap Labor, Fed Delivers by Wolf Richter • Nov 29, 2016 • 89 Comments In turn, households get a feel-good illusion.
How (Slightly) Higher Mortgage Rates Maul Housing Bubble 2, Affordability, and the Rest of the Universe by Wolf Richter • Nov 23, 2016 • 68 Comments The beating resumed today and will continue until the mood improves.