ECB Hands Banks $250 Bn Today, Floats all Markets – um, Briefly by Wolf Richter • Mar 23, 2017 • 22 Comments Gusto for US stocks and bonds dies down quickly.
How Solid are Canada’s Big Banks? by Contributor • Mar 23, 2017 • 70 Comments “Foxes are in charge of the hen house.”
Commercial & Residential Real-Estate Bubble once again a Risk to “Financial Stability,” and Fed’s Rosengren is Worried by Wolf Richter • Mar 22, 2017 • 114 Comments The Fed caused it, but it won’t do much to contain it.
The Australian “Energy Market,” as Explained by Comedians by Wolf Richter • Mar 22, 2017 • 19 Comments “I thought we had gas and electricity coming out of our ears.” But no. Hilarious video about self-inflicted energy problems in Australia.
One Sole Aim: “Steal Away” Global Finance from London by Don Quijones • Mar 21, 2017 • 21 Comments Just How Low Can European Governments Go in Post-Brexit Courtship of Financial Firms?
Is this the Sound of the Bottom Falling Out of the Auto Industry? by Wolf Richter • Mar 21, 2017 • 83 Comments Not quite, not yet, but it’s not good either.
Despite Financial Engineering & Clever Reporting Schemes, S&P 500 Earnings per Share Stuck for 3+ Years, but Stocks Soar by Wolf Richter • Mar 20, 2017 • 30 Comments $1.7 trillion blown on making EPS look less bad.
Rising Inflation, Four Rate Hikes, Financial Repression on Menu in 2017: Fed Heads by Wolf Richter • Mar 20, 2017 • 49 Comments Bondholders, savers, consumers to be put through inflation wringer.
Central Bank Shell Game: What Sweden’s Negative Interest Rates Do to Consumers by Contributor • Mar 19, 2017 • 28 Comments Next: higher rates or currency crisis?
Stop Counting On Oil Contangos by Dan Dicker • Mar 19, 2017 • 18 Comments “I feel like I’ve created a Frankenstein.”