Buyers from China are the most prolific, spending 72% more than a year ago! On expensive homes. They benefit from the devaluation of the dollar – according to the NAR – and are desperate to get their money out of China.
According to the official story, the people of Europe will benefit enormously from the banking union; it imposes greater control and tighter regulation of the banks and saves taxpayers from having to bail them out. Or so it would seem.
Natural gas consumption in the US could soar by 19% to 31% over the next five years due to a wave of planned industrial projects. But what would that do to the price?
Orders for capital equipment – a measure of future capital expenditures and a feverishly awaited sign that Japan Inc. has finally started investing in Japan rather than just overseas – were “shocking.”
FICO: “That doesn’t feel like a healthy, sustainable growth situation.” Lenders fret “about the risk in mortgages” as consumers return to “reckless borrowing.”
by Wolf Richter • • Comments Off on Saber-Rattling Between Japan, China, and RUSSIA of all things Hits Record
The Japanese Defense Ministry refused to speculate why Russian activity had suddenly soared, just when both countries are trying to hash out a mega-energy deal.
Senior bankers are “privately warning” that the record bank lending binge “should not be seen as evidence of an economic recovery.” Instead, they’re fretting about the greatest credit bubble in history.
by Don Quijones • • Comments Off on Gotham City Takes Down Spanish Joker
Gowex was one of the most recommended stocks in Spain, including among the biggest banks. But under attack by a short-seller, it jumped from denial to confession and collapse in five short days, exposing just how well Spain’s regulators function.
Many Americans spend every dime they make, and usually way beyond what they make. It’s not because they have confidence in the economy. They don’t! The gap in consumer confidence between these folks and those with higher incomes is at an all-time record!
