Going to be Tougher for Lots of People to Even Get a Mortgage. Expensive Housing Markets Most Affected by Wolf Richter • Apr 12, 2020 • 205 Comments Availability of Jumbo Mortgages Plunges.
COVID-19 vs. the Economy: When is it Time to Reboot? by Wisdom Seeker • Apr 11, 2020 • 352 Comments What’s an Acceptable Risk Level? COVID-19 is already the leading cause of death in the US.
“Mortgage Forbearance” is Suddenly Hot, Hits Shadow Banks, which Clamor for Bailout from Taxpayers and the Fed by Wolf Richter • Apr 10, 2020 • 234 Comments “The mortgage market has more risk than previously acknowledged.”
QE-4 Cut in Half this Week. Fed’s Helicopter Money for Wall Street & the Wealthy Hits $1.8 Trillion in 4 Weeks by Wolf Richter • Apr 9, 2020 • 224 Comments Regular folks need not apply.
Week 3 of the Collapse of the US Labor Market by Wolf Richter • Apr 9, 2020 • 261 Comments Gut-wrenching. The hope is that most people will be rehired as the health crisis becomes more manageable and lockdowns are loosened.
Now in Lockdown, Mexico’s Economy Slides. Banks & Companies Clamor for Bailout. Government Refuses by Nick Corbishley • Apr 9, 2020 • 34 Comments All non-essential activities have been suspended for at least a month. But where are the bailouts?
Week 3: How Lockdowns Impact Housing & Mortgage Markets by Wolf Richter • Apr 8, 2020 • 149 Comments Expensive markets face a new reality: lenders get skittish about jumbo loans.
How Lockdowns Hit U.S. New & Used Vehicle Sales: Beyond Ugly by Wolf Richter • Apr 8, 2020 • 218 Comments When the unemployment crisis exploded onto the scene three weeks ago, sales totally collapsed. What’s in store for the industry?
Construction Activity Plunges in Germany, France, & Italy by Nick Corbishley • Apr 7, 2020 • 33 Comments And construction companies “aren’t expecting a swift recovery.”
Another U.S. IPO of a Chinese Company Goes Bust in 11 Months by Wolf Richter • Apr 7, 2020 • 127 Comments Trading of Luckin shares now halted. Wall Street banks, which get big-fat fees, are all too happy to sell this stuff to the American public.