As Malls Get Crushed, Commercial Real Estate Prices Fall to Lowest in Nearly Two Years by Wolf Richter • Apr 13, 2018 • 33 Comments Leverage is why the Fed has been worried about the price bubble in CRE.
Google Saves Manhattan Office Market. Chinese Buyers Vanish by Wolf Richter • Apr 12, 2018 • 34 Comments One mega-deal at a mega price. The rest was dreary.
US Government Spending May Exceed 60% of GDP by Contributor • Apr 12, 2018 • 49 Comments Half of US federal spending is unrecorded.
How Much Longer Can Pemex Hang On? by Don Quijones • Apr 12, 2018 • 33 Comments It lost $18 billion in Q4 on declining revenues and production, has $102 billion in debt, and now its world is changing.
Fed Warns Markets: Don’t Get Spooked about Coming Spike in PCE Inflation by Wolf Richter • Apr 11, 2018 • 49 Comments Inflation day didn’t disappoint. “Underlying Inflation” hottest since July 2006.
How Much Are Banks Exposed to Subprime? More than we Think by Wolf Richter • Apr 11, 2018 • 49 Comments Wells Fargo has $81 billion in exposure to loans that, on paper, it isn’t exposed to.
Construction Giants in Spain Panic over Prospect of Losing one of their Biggest Rackets by Don Quijones • Apr 11, 2018 • 12 Comments Government gets ready to cave.
The “Everything Bubble” & “Bubble Mentality,” Risks & Leverage, the Fed’s Response, Tesla, Netflix, LIBOR, and How it Might End by Wolf Richter • Apr 10, 2018 • 40 Comments Wolf Richter with Chris Martenson on Peak Prosperity’s Featured Voices.
Defaults of Retailers Hit “All-Time High” in Q1: Moody’s by Wolf Richter • Apr 10, 2018 • 29 Comments Brick-and-Mortar Meltdown sets record. And Q2 starts out on the right foot.
Government of Canada Just Pointed Out Mortgage Market Might Be a Cesspool by Stephen Punwasi • Apr 10, 2018 • 16 Comments Big Six Banks’ out-of-control “Mobile Mortgage Specialists” on commission.