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.
OECD Warns Fed, BOJ, ECB of Asset Bubbles, “Risks to Financial Stability,” Pinpoints US Stocks & Real Estate by Wolf Richter • Sep 21, 2016 • 59 Comments But the Fed is steadfastly blind to bubbles & their consequences.
“Crazy Things” Happen with Bond Math at ZIRP & NIRP by Contributor • Sep 14, 2016 • 13 Comments Cross Asset Contagion & High Volatility in Manipulated Markets.
After Donating 4 Times to Hillary’s Campaign, Fed Governor Tries to Prop up the “Financial Markets” by Wolf Richter • Sep 13, 2016 • 35 Comments Angling for the job of Treasury Secretary in the Clinton administration?
The 11 Bone-Chilling Things I Gleaned from Yellen’s Chart by Wolf Richter • Aug 27, 2016 • 106 Comments Who says the Fed can’t have fun at our expense?
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.
Why this Spike Will Perforate Yield Chasers by Wolf Richter • Jul 24, 2016 • 21 Comments Record moneys suddenly pile into the material that debt crises are made of.
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.