Red Flag on Recession Crops up in NY Fed’s Coincident Economic Index by Wolf Richter • Dec 22, 2016 • 39 Comments Last time the index declined was in November 2009.
Even Single-Family Rentals Sink in Once Hottest Markets by Wolf Richter • Dec 21, 2016 • 49 Comments San Francisco, San Jose, New York… and cracks appear even in Seattle’s crazy Rent Boom
Nightmare Before Christmas for Spanish Banks by Don Quijones • Dec 21, 2016 • 30 Comments The European Court of Justice refused to listen.
IPOs Have Worst Year since 2003, and the Dow is at 20,000? by Wolf Richter • Dec 20, 2016 • 41 Comments There’s only one thing that has pumped up this market.
What the Heck’s Happening to Our Share Buyback Boom? by Wolf Richter • Dec 20, 2016 • 34 Comments Going down the drain, putting this wondrous stock market at risk?
“Car Recession” Bites GM: Inventory Glut, Layoffs, Plant Shutdowns by Wolf Richter • Dec 19, 2016 • 86 Comments Five assembly plants, 10,000 workers.
TiSA: The Transatlantic Corporatocracy’s Last Straw by Don Quijones • Dec 19, 2016 • 46 Comments Trump’s silence on TiSA is deafening.
How Will Homebuyers Swallow these Mortgage Rates? by Wolf Richter • Dec 19, 2016 • 79 Comments Many of them say they won’t. And they can’t.
Italy Banking Crisis is Also a Huge Crime Scene by Don Quijones • Dec 18, 2016 • 21 Comments Toxic loans on the banks’ books as a result of corruption, political kickbacks, fraud, and abuse.
Trump Talked, the Fed Listened: Let’s Shrink the Balance Sheet, Bullard Says by Wolf Richter • Dec 17, 2016 • 104 Comments Even a Fed dove! This could get interesting.