Oil Falls Off the Chart, Crushes Hopes by Wolf Richter • Jul 6, 2015 • 21 Comments Greatest oil glut in history exacts its pound of flesh.
Central Banks Scramble, Fail to Rescue Stocks, after Greece by Wolf Richter • Jul 6, 2015 • 19 Comments “Europe is already surrounded by a geopolitical ring of fire.”
Panicked Chinese Government Imposes Desperate Measures to “Aggressively” Rescue a Lot More Than Just Crashing Stocks by Wolf Richter • Jul 5, 2015 • 13 Comments Worried about popular upheaval?
The Biggest Greek Banks “Have Failed,” and “Resolving” Them Won’t Work: Fitch by Wolf Richter • Jul 3, 2015 • 19 Comments One heck of a doom-and-gloom mess, as analyzed by a ratings agency.
“Everyone Is Wondering When the Volcano Will Erupt” by Wolf Richter • Jul 3, 2015 • 23 Comments The M&A Boom, biggest ever, is far bigger than the last two, which ended in crashes.
Home-Buying Panic Sets in, Housing Bubble 2 Soars, Industry Drools, But It’s Doomed, Says Zillow by Wolf Richter • Jul 1, 2015 • 14 Comments “The decades-long tailwind will shift to a housing headwind.”
Why Greeks Still Want to Keep the Euro, in One Chart by Wolf Richter • Jun 30, 2015 • 36 Comments Despite the chaos and the deprivations.
Bond Insurers Crash, Hit by Puerto Rico’s Default Shrapnel by Wolf Richter • Jun 30, 2015 • 17 Comments Echoes from the mortgage crisis.
Panicked Hedge Funds Now Praying for a Miracle in Greece by Wolf Richter • Jun 29, 2015 • 31 Comments The “smart money” has been left to twist in the wind.
“Risk of Collapse” and “Panic” in the Air, China Cuts Rates by Wolf Richter • Jun 27, 2015 • 12 Comments Didn’t take long: Frazzled, it tries to stop the worst 2-week crash since 1996.