Energy Inflation for Americans by Wolf Richter • Mar 12, 2026 • 53 Comments Dropping gasoline prices since mid-2022 papered over big price increases in electricity and natural gas. But that’s now over.
CPI Inflation Rose on Food & Energy Prices, even before Gasoline Price Spike. YoY still Pushed Down by Bad-Joke OER by Wolf Richter • Mar 11, 2026 • 57 Comments The Bad Joke of Owners Equivalent of Rent (OER) explained.
Supply of Single-Family Homes Surges to Highest for February in 9 Years, Demand Stuck in the Deepfreeze by Wolf Richter • Mar 10, 2026 • 73 Comments Condo sales plunged to a record low shared with two other months.
Gasoline Prices Spike, Now up 25% since January, Diesel Prices 40%, Heating up Inflation by Wolf Richter • Mar 10, 2026 • 73 Comments California is back over $5. Prices in Texas jumped by 25% month to month, to over $3.23.
Crude Oil WTI Plunged by 24%, Back Below $88, from $116 Overnight. Gasoline Futures -16%. Manic Speculation Unwinds by Wolf Richter • Mar 9, 2026 • 60 Comments The Futures Market is where the Imbeciles go nuts.
Crude Oil WTI Spikes by 28% Overnight to $116, Gasoline Futures +17%. Asian Stocks Plunge, US Stock Futures Deep Red by Wolf Richter • Mar 8, 2026 • 103 Comments For the US, the Strait of Hormuz blockage is a Price Shock and inflation problem, not a Supply Shock. For Europe & Asia, it could turn into a Supply Shock if the blockage persists.
10-Year & 30-Year Treasury Yields Jump, Yield Curve Steepens, Mortgage Rates Jump too, as Inflation Fears Move to the Top by Wolf Richter • Mar 7, 2026 • 71 Comments The bond market flipped from haven trade to inflation trade.
Where Americans Spend their Trillions on Goods and How that Changed since 2015 by Wolf Richter • Mar 6, 2026 • 60 Comments Big structural changes in spending patterns created winners and losers.
Supply of Labor Fell in 2025 on Immigration Crackdown: Massive Change in Labor Market Dynamics that Explains a Lot by Wolf Richter • Mar 6, 2026 • 51 Comments The annual adjustments of the labor force to the new population estimates are in, and they’re revealing.
