The Price of Cheap Dollar/Euro Debts: Local Currencies Come Unglued, Debt Crises Ensue by Wolf Richter • Aug 13, 2018 • 62 Comments Grand Collapse in Turkey; to avoid the same fate, Argentina hikes rate to 45%.
Anatomy of the Housing-Market Inflection Point in the Bay Area’s Sonoma County: Insider View by Wolf Richter • Aug 13, 2018 • 87 Comments The inflection point was in June. This is how inflection points show up at the subcutaneous level in all housing markets.
“Big Four” Audit Oligopoly Expands Global Reach Further by Don Quijones • Aug 12, 2018 • 19 Comments But in some jurisdictions, they’re under-fire after a series of sudden corporate collapses.
Saudi Arabia’s PIF and SoftBank Not Interested in Tesla Buyout by Wolf Richter • Aug 11, 2018 • 57 Comments Two often-cited suspects are axed. So where’s the “secured” funding supposed to come from?
The Global Container Shipping Industry since the Hanjin Collapse by MC01 • Aug 11, 2018 • 32 Comments Overcapacity reigns as companies splurge on the largest ships, consolidation rages, no one wants to back off.
ECB Fears Contagion from Turkish Lira Collapse, Bank Stocks Plunge by Don Quijones • Aug 10, 2018 • 84 Comments Turkish lira in free-fall, down 18% in two days.
Rate Hike Ammo, Even Without Food & Energy by Wolf Richter • Aug 10, 2018 • 59 Comments Core CPI jumps the most since 2008.
The Eurozone’s “Doom Loop” Re-Grips Italian Banks by Don Quijones • Aug 9, 2018 • 21 Comments Old bad habits die hard: The dangerous relationship of mutual dependence between governments and banks.
What’s Going On in the Used Car & Truck Market? by Wolf Richter • Aug 9, 2018 • 72 Comments As “affordability challenges” hit new vehicles, consumers switch to used, prices spike to record, inflation psychology sets in.
The State of the American Debt Slaves, Q2 2018 by Wolf Richter • Aug 8, 2018 • 132 Comments Let the good times roll.