Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, “Other Banks” Ask Fed to Let them Dodge the Volcker Rule till 2022 by Wolf Richter • Aug 13, 2016 • 9 Comments Hidden behind the Fed’s flip-flop theatrics about raising rates.
When Will the Record Corporate “Debt Binge” Collapse? by Wolf Richter • Aug 10, 2016 • 23 Comments “This year is unlike anything ever seen in the history of finance.”
Why this Job Market is Still Terrible: The Politically Incorrect Numbers Everyone is Hushing up by Wolf Richter • Aug 5, 2016 • 105 Comments In fact, it has barely improved since the Great Recession.
Junk Bond Issuance Collapses in the US and Europe by Wolf Richter • Aug 1, 2016 • 23 Comments At a breath-taking pace. Default rate spikes. US stocks at record.
“Stock Markets Should be Down Massively,” but Investors “Hypnotized that Nothing Can Go Wrong” by Wolf Richter • Jul 31, 2016 • 40 Comments Bond bull Gundlach makes U-turn, goes “maximum negative” on Treasuries.
Stocks Were Already Crashing the Last Two Times this Happened. So What Gives? by Wolf Richter • Jul 26, 2016 • 38 Comments The foundations have crumbled. All bets are off.
The “Mass Psychosis” in Bonds Takes a New Twist by Wolf Richter • Jul 13, 2016 • 59 Comments We just had a propitious day in our negative-yield pandemic.
Why this Won’t Work out: Rampant Rent Inflation Collides with Stagnant Incomes by Wolf Richter • Jul 12, 2016 • 64 Comments Unlike stocks, a housing bubble can only go so far.
Fear, Loathing & Record Money-Making in Government Bonds by Wolf Richter • Jul 9, 2016 • 51 Comments Here’s the gloomy scenario the “smart money” is betting on.
NIRP Absurdity Soars after Brexit, Hits $11.7 Trillion by Wolf Richter • Jun 29, 2016 • 49 Comments No one knows how to back out without blowing up the whole system.