Econ Rumblings

The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in Canada: Even the Bank of Canada Gets Nervous and Tapers

by Wolf Richter • May 19, 2021 • 132 Comments

House prices in the largest markets have gone nuts amid “extrapolative expectations and speculative behavior,” as the Bank of Canada put it.

Who Bought the $4.7 Trillion of Treasury Securities Added Since March 2020 to the Incredibly Spiking US National Debt?

by Wolf Richter • May 17, 2021 • 164 Comments

The Fed did. Nearly everyone did. Even China nibbled again. Here’s who holds that monstrous $28.1 trillion US National Debt.

The Most Hyped Corners of the Stock Market Come Unglued

by Wolf Richter • May 11, 2021 • 206 Comments

SPACs, EV SPACs in particular, IPOs, stocks in the ARK ETF, such as Tesla…

OK, California Housing Market: First-Ever Population Decline Meets Biggest Home Construction Boom since 2008

by Wolf Richter • May 9, 2021 • 233 Comments

The state lost 182,000 people in 2020, but added 100,000 homes, for 270,000 people. Los Angeles lost 52,000 people, added 18,000 homes. San Francisco lost 14,800 people, added 4,000 homes.

What’s Behind the WTF Spike in Used-Vehicle Prices? My Gut Says, it Can’t Last. But if it Lasts, It’s Scary-Crazy Inflation

by Wolf Richter • May 7, 2021 • 207 Comments

And if it doesn’t last after the stimmies are gone, dealers will sit on massively overpriced collateral, which could get messy.

Fed’s QE amid “Everything Mania”: Total Assets $7.8 Trillion, More than Doubled in 18 Months since Repo Market Blowout

by Wolf Richter • May 6, 2021 • 202 Comments

QE from crisis to crisis, and even when there is no crisis.

The Dynamics Behind the Ugly Amount of Empty Office Space

by Wolf Richter • May 4, 2021 • 127 Comments

This sort of sudden structural collapse in demand for office space raises some existential questions for landlords.

Intel & TSMC on Chip Shortage: After Blowing $84 Billion on Share Buybacks since 2011 and Now Woefully Behind, Intel Clamors for $50 Billion in Subsidies for US Chip Industry

by Wolf Richter • May 3, 2021 • 292 Comments

“We will not be anywhere near as focused on buybacks going forward as we have in the past”: Intel’s new CEO.

Free-Money Stimmies Blow Out Consumer Income & Spending on Goods for a Glorious WTF Chart of the Year

by Wolf Richter • Apr 30, 2021 • 305 Comments

This is just freaking nuts. It explains the record trade deficits, bottlenecks, shortages, and inflation pressures, among other distortions.

The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America: “House-Price Inflation” out the Wazoo, Ignored by CPI. April Update

by Wolf Richter • Apr 27, 2021 • 237 Comments

Only exception: San Francisco Bay Area condo prices, down from year ago.

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