The Almighty Dollar and the Currencies that Crushed it in 2016 by Wolf Richter • Jan 1, 2017 • 42 Comments A mix of deceptive calm, hair-raising craziness, and big surprises.
Minimum Wages Jump on Jan. 1 in Cities & States. Here’s what I Think about it. by Wolf Richter • Dec 26, 2016 • 135 Comments While Congress sits on its hands.
New Census Data Shows Why the Job Market is Still “Terrible” (as Trump said), but the Numbers Get Hushed up by Wolf Richter • Dec 26, 2016 • 109 Comments Hardly any improvement for individuals since the Great Recession.
World Trade Falls to 2014 Level, just in Time for a “Trade War” by Wolf Richter • Dec 23, 2016 • 105 Comments Threatened Trade War meets the Great Stagnation.
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
How Inflation Bites Much More than the Official Hoax by Wolf Richter • Dec 11, 2016 • 162 Comments The numbers are out. Even Japanese consumers, supposedly suffering from deflation, are getting whacked. No one escapes.
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.
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.
Strongest Pillar of Shaky US Economy has Cracked by Wolf Richter • Nov 22, 2016 • 67 Comments “Car Recession” now expected to spread to 2017.