Manufacturing in the US vs. China, Germany, Japan, South Korea by Wolf Richter • Nov 1, 2019 • 76 Comments US barely Cleanest Dirty Shirt among the manufacturing giants.
How the SoftBank Scheme Rips Open the Startup Bubble by Wolf Richter • Oct 9, 2019 • 40 Comments This scheme worked wonders for a while but has now run into trouble, and a lot is at stake.
US Dollar Status as Global Reserve Currency Slides by Wolf Richter • Sep 30, 2019 • 99 Comments If the US dollar loses its hegemony as a global reserve currency, it would be a sea change globally, and specifically for the US economy. Today, we got the next installment in that saga.
Foreign Exchange Trading Soars to $6.6 Trillion a Day, US Dollar is Total King by Wolf Richter • Sep 18, 2019 • 68 Comments Ginormous numbers, FX swaps and spot trades, USD, EUR, JPY, GBP, Australian & Canadian dollars… but where the heck is China’s CNY?
World Trade Skids for First Time Since Financial Crisis by Wolf Richter • Aug 25, 2019 • 56 Comments Exports by China, Japan, and Eurozone under pressure — in part because of globally weak demand for new vehicles, which transcends the trade war.
World Trade in Face of Tariffmageddon, Trade Wars & Manufacturing Slowdown by Wolf Richter • Jul 25, 2019 • 70 Comments Consumers and companies keep plugging, the world has not come to an end.
Bank of Japan Stealth-Tapers Further by Wolf Richter • Jul 2, 2019 • 48 Comments Bank stocks crushed by negative interest rates, broader market goes nowhere in 4 years despite BOJ’s equity purchases.
And the US Dollar’s Status as Global Reserve Currency? by Wolf Richter • Jul 1, 2019 • 72 Comments Apocalypse not now.
Who Bought the Nearly $1 Trillion of New US Government Debt over the Past 12 Months? by Wolf Richter • Jun 17, 2019 • 74 Comments The Fed & China dumped. But there was huge demand elsewhere. Here’s who bought.
QE Party Over, Bank of Japan Stealth-Tapers Further by Wolf Richter • May 11, 2019 • 54 Comments Straggler behind the Fed and the ECB gets the drift.
