Texans Are Cutting Back, Wheels Come off Houston Economy by Wolf Richter • Oct 8, 2016 • 32 Comments Five-year retail boom implodes.
Recession Watch: US Freight Drops to Worst Level since 2010, “Excess of Capacity” Crushes Rates by Wolf Richter • Sep 20, 2016 • 12 Comments “Overall shipment volumes are persistently weak.”
Canadian Auto Industry is in for a Rough Ride by Angela Johnson • Sep 4, 2016 • 14 Comments Will these converging headwinds lead to a repeat of 2009?
What Rail Freight Volume just Said about China by Wolf Richter • Aug 30, 2016 • 31 Comments Mandating top-down economic growth is not enough.
World Trade Falls for Second Quarter in a Row by Wolf Richter • Aug 24, 2016 • 14 Comments Decade of Stagnation of Industrial Production in the US, Japan, and Europe.
Why China’s Multi-Decade Manufacturing Miracle is Over by Wolf Richter • Aug 17, 2016 • 60 Comments The Great Equalizer has arrived.
The Massive Prop Barely Holding up the US Economy Cracks by Wolf Richter • Jul 29, 2016 • 81 Comments “The so-called car recession”: Ford, AutoNation wave red flags.
Whither Texas: Boom or Bust or Both? by Wolf Richter • Jul 23, 2016 • 29 Comments “The only word to describe the Dallas housing market is ‘frenzy.’”
How Vulnerable is the Shaky US Economy to Brexit Fallout and European Bank Meltdown? by Wolf Richter • Jun 27, 2016 • 32 Comments Business optimism “lowest since the height of the Financial Crisis.”
Not a Plunge but a Long, Slow Grind Lower by Wolf Richter • Jun 24, 2016 • 75 Comments Without any real end in sight. That’s what’s different this time.