US Wholesale Price-Spike Worst in the Data, Even Services. But Further up the Producer Price Pipeline, Inflation Rages at 28% by Wolf Richter • Dec 14, 2021 • 185 Comments Raging price pressures in the pipeline are heading for consumers.
Share Buybacks Surge to Record ahead of Potential 1% Tax: Companies Buy as Insiders Dump like there’s No Tomorrow by Wolf Richter • Dec 12, 2021 • 173 Comments Buy High, Don’t Buy Low. Prices are sky-high and but companies are buying them back like never before.
Thank You for Your Donations!! WOLF STREET Mug Shortage Update (I’m Out). And Reminder, if You Missed it: Please Donate by Wolf Richter • Nov 19, 2021 • 25 Comments Your support is crucial in helping WOLF STREET grow and build community without paywall and ad-blocker blockers.
Stock Market Leverage Spikes, Margin Debt Up 42% YoY. Fed Warns about High Leverage Ratio of “Younger Retail Investors” by Wolf Richter • Nov 18, 2021 • 165 Comments “Potentially Destabilizing Outcome could emerge if elevated risk appetite among retail investors retreats rapidly.” But what the heck.
The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in Canada “Pause” after Bank of Canada Ends QE, Starts Unwinding its Balance Sheet by Wolf Richter • Nov 17, 2021 • 87 Comments Home prices fell in Vancouver, Ottawa, and Montreal; were flat in Toronto, other cities for the first time since 2019.
How Can an 11-Year Old Company Lose $844 Million on $661 Million in Revenues? WeWork Shows How, Having Lost $13.3 Billion on $10.6 Billion in Revenues in Less Than 4 Years by Wolf Richter • Nov 15, 2021 • 153 Comments It just doesn’t let up with this outfit.
Why WOLF STREET Won’t Hide Behind Paywall and Ad-Blocker Blockers: Dear Readers, Please Donate by Wolf Richter • Nov 14, 2021 • 117 Comments It’s a rough business, but I love being in it, and your donations make it work.
Americans Blow Off Fed Propaganda Inflation is “Temporary” by Wolf Richter • Nov 8, 2021 • 195 Comments Inflation expectations are now totally unanchored.
Used Vehicle Wholesale Prices Spiked by the Most Ever. Retail Prices to Follow by Wolf Richter • Nov 8, 2021 • 58 Comments Powered by the inflationary mindset, consumers pay whatever, and dealers aggressively bid up prices, confident that consumers will pay whatever.
The Fed Lost Control of the Inflation Narrative by Wolf Richter • Nov 4, 2021 • 247 Comments Mega-policy decisions to boost demand. Now mega-consequences.
