Are Foreign Holders Finally Bailing Out of the Incredibly Ballooning US National Debt? by Wolf Richter • Dec 20, 2023 • 111 Comments China and Brazil shed large portions of their holdings, but the top financial centers loaded up.
The Shocking Price Increases of the Pickup Truck Oligopoly (Tesla Getting Ready to Mess Up Their Party?) by Wolf Richter • Dec 15, 2023 • 288 Comments The “WOLF STREET F-150 XLT & Camry LE Price Index” for the 2024 Model Year is here. Ford’s price increases are grotesque, for third year in a row.
The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in Canada: Toronto -19% from Peak, back to Sept. 2021. Hamilton Area -25%, Back to Feb. 2021. New High in Calgary by Wolf Richter • Dec 14, 2023 • 146 Comments Something darkly humorous about these central-bank engineered easy-money spikes that then go POOF.
Beneath the Skin of CPI Inflation, November: Core Services Inflation Accelerates on Rents, Insurance, Healthcare by Wolf Richter • Dec 12, 2023 • 150 Comments But gasoline plunged and durable goods dropped. Food rose further from already painfully high levels.
It’s Like Ford, GM, FCA Got Run Over by a Tesla on Autopilot by Wolf Richter • Dec 12, 2023 • 286 Comments The infinite wisdom of the US legacy automakers never ceases to astound.
THANK YOU 💖 for Your Wonderful Support of WOLF STREET!! If You Missed it this Week, a Reminder: Please Donate by Wolf Richter • Nov 17, 2023 • 23 Comments Your support keeps WOLF STREET open to all, and not locked up behind a paywall. I immensely appreciate every donation.
Walmart: Consumers No Longer Willing to Pay Whatever. Prices of Goods Fall Broadly, as Inflation Shifted to Services by Wolf Richter • Nov 16, 2023 • 162 Comments Food is the exception and pricing levels “continue to be a concern”: Walmart CEO. Sky-high food prices rose further.
The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in Canada: Prices Drop to where They’d Been 2 Years Ago, Sales Swoon, Supply Rises by Wolf Richter • Nov 15, 2023 • 72 Comments From peak in March 2022, prices fell 15.6%, in Toronto 17.2%. But Calgary reached a new high (still waiting for the memo?).
Beneath the Skin of CPI Inflation by Wolf Richter • Nov 14, 2023 • 123 Comments Energy plunges, durable goods drop, food ticks up from sky-high levels, but meat re-surges, services are hot, rents accelerate, auto insurance spikes.
Dear Readers, Please Donate to WOLF STREET: Fall 2023 Reminder by Wolf Richter • Nov 12, 2023 • 50 Comments Your support is key to keeping WOLF STREET free and open to all.
