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Fed Loaned $160 Billion to Banks and $142 billion to FDIC. But QT-Related Roll-off Continued

by Wolf Richter • Mar 16, 2023 • 281 Comments

At around 4.75%, plus collateral, these are expensive loans for banks.

US LNG Exports in 2022 Match Qatar, #1 in the World. US Natural Gas Price Plunges 11% Today, 40% in 2 Weeks

by Wolf Richter • Jan 3, 2023 • 120 Comments

On Delays at restarting the explosion-damaged Freeport LNG export terminal and on weather forecasts.

My Thoughts on Vehicle Repos, How Far the Fed May Go, our Housing Bust in San Francisco, and Crypto Bust v. Dotcom Bust

by Wolf Richter • Dec 25, 2022 • 38 Comments

Wolf Richter on “This Week in Money.”

Where Will Inflation & Interest Rates Go, How Far Can Housing Drop, Was FTX the Canary in the Crypto Mine, What Do I Really Think about EV Incentives (LOL) and New Vehicle Prices?

by Wolf Richter • Dec 4, 2022 • 61 Comments

Wolf Richter in an interview on these and other delectable topics on This Week in Money.

“The Math No Longer Works”: Sky-High Mortgage Rates Pop Housing Bubble

by Wolf Richter • Nov 10, 2022 • 187 Comments

Wolf Richter on the housing market, with Adam Taggart on Wealthion:

Bank of England Hikes 75 Basis Points, Most since 1989, to 3%. Hopes Raging Inflation Will “Fall Sharply” in mid-2023. If Not, “Will Respond Forcefully”

by Wolf Richter • Nov 3, 2022 • 59 Comments

But in Q4, inflation will shoot to 11%, the BOE said. Media reported it as a “dovish” monster rate hike. Whatever.

Retail Sales Doing Just Fine, Thanks Shoppers. But Sales at Gas Stations Sag on Plunge in Gasoline Prices

by Wolf Richter • Sep 15, 2022 • 107 Comments

Retail sales without gas stations jumped 0.8% in August from July. Inflation shifted away from goods (retailers) to services.

Fed’s QT: Total Assets Drop by $139 Billion from Peak

by Wolf Richter • Sep 1, 2022 • 154 Comments

It sticks to plan, QT like clockwork: What the Fed did in details & charts, and my super-geek extra-fun dive into the “To Be Announced” market for MBS.

Consumer Income & Spending Still Out-Hobble Inflation, Despite Everything

by Wolf Richter • Aug 26, 2022 • 52 Comments

Spending on gasoline plunges due to plunge in price. “Real” spending on durable goods, amazingly, jumps for 2nd month. Services spending rises but stuck below pre-pandemic trend.

Leverage v. Stock Market “Events”: Margin Debt Plunged in June

by Wolf Richter • Jul 19, 2022 • 96 Comments

Few took the warning seriously that margin debt issued last year.

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