ECB Trapped in its Own “Doom Loop” as Inflation Surges by Don Quijones • Mar 16, 2017 • 11 Comments To keep a financial system and currency union from collapsing on each other.
Inflation Hits Consumers, Mortgage Rates Take Off, “Financial Repression” for Bondholders and Savers by Wolf Richter • Mar 15, 2017 • 77 Comments The Fed is way behind the curve, but at least it now sees the curve.
Restaurant Recession Meets February Debacle by Wolf Richter • Mar 11, 2017 • 72 Comments What does inflation have to do with it?
Worse Than a Decade of Stagnation by Wolf Richter • Feb 17, 2017 • 54 Comments Retail sales are held up by only two sectors. The rest are sinking.
Whatever Happened to Inflation after All This Money Printing? It Has Arrived! by Wolf Richter • Feb 15, 2017 • 75 Comments Workers, bondholders, savers get sacked. So what would Yellen do?
Brazil Retail Sales Collapse as Inflation and Unemployment Whack Consumers by Wolf Richter • Feb 14, 2017 • 12 Comments A very inconvenient connection.
This is What Happens to Inflation when a Currency Gets Unpegged from the Dollar by Wolf Richter • Feb 13, 2017 • 61 Comments The “supply shock” in Egypt.
Rents Plunge in Costliest US Cities, Soar in Mid-Tier Cities by Wolf Richter • Feb 1, 2017 • 35 Comments Overall national rent figures hide the drama on the ground.
Back Below “Stall Speed”: 2016 Economy Matches Worst Year since Great Recession by Wolf Richter • Jan 27, 2017 • 47 Comments Gutted Hopes for a Strong Finish.
Deflation Probability Drops to 0% for Next Five Years by Wolf Richter • Jan 26, 2017 • 95 Comments A “horrifying threat” (lower prices) has been vanquished.
