Government Bond & Mortgage “Carnage” Enters Sixth Week by Wolf Richter • Dec 10, 2016 • 49 Comments Traders got even more nervous on Friday, after having been twitchy all Thursday, and they alleviated this condition by dumping government bonds.
If Everything is so Bullish, Why Are Bank Insiders Dumping Their Shares at Record Pace? by Wolf Richter • Dec 9, 2016 • 115 Comments What are they seeing from their perch that we don’t?
Who the Heck are these Households that are Worth $90 Trillion? by Wolf Richter • Dec 8, 2016 • 105 Comments Stalled Economy Performs Wealth Miracle, reports the Fed.
Job Market Nearing Full “Recovery?” Here’s a Dose of Reality by Doug Short • Dec 8, 2016 • 126 Comments Don’t Trust the low Unemployment Rate for the Answer!
US Shale Set To Kill Oil-Price Rally by Nick Cunningham • Dec 7, 2016 • 14 Comments Demand-driven price rallies are more sustainable, but that’s not what we have today.
Texans Close their Wallets, Houston’s Economy Gets Crushed by Wolf Richter • Dec 7, 2016 • 55 Comments It’s not just the oil bust.
Foreclosure Crisis Comes Full Circle? Biggest Buy-to-Rent Landlord Plans IPO (Despite Red Ink Everywhere) by Wolf Richter • Dec 6, 2016 • 78 Comments The financialization of rents.
This is how the Fed Has Been Sneak-Tightening Notch by Notch by Wolf Richter • Dec 6, 2016 • 48 Comments And it’s now hitting home.
Get Used to Lousy Growth AND Rising Rates: Fed Dove Dudley by Wolf Richter • Dec 5, 2016 • 93 Comments The bond market is already doing the math.
Italians Vote “No,” Renzi to Resign, Banking Crisis Now Looking for Taxpayers by Wolf Richter • Dec 4, 2016 • 73 Comments Teetering Eurozone banks exposed to flying shrapnel.