Drama in the Oil Markets, But This Isn’t 2007 Anymore by Wolf Richter • Sep 16, 2019 • 168 Comments How the US shale boom changed the equation. If the attacks on Saudi oil facilities had occurred in 2007, it would have caused chaos in the US economy.
World Trade Skids for First Time Since Financial Crisis by Wolf Richter • Aug 25, 2019 • 56 Comments Exports by China, Japan, and Eurozone under pressure — in part because of globally weak demand for new vehicles, which transcends the trade war.
Inflation Data Shows Tariffs Are Not a Tax on Consumers but on Foreign & US Corporations by Wolf Richter • Aug 13, 2019 • 70 Comments Here is where inflation runs hot – and it’s not imported consumer goods.
Trade War Effect: Video-Game Console Makers Microsoft, Sony & Nintendo Prepare to Move Production out of China by Adam Williams • Aug 7, 2019 • 63 Comments The bottom lines in a very competitive business are threatened.
What Plunging Global Semiconductor Sales Just Said about Autos, IT & How the Economy Reacts to Uncertainties by Wolf Richter • Aug 5, 2019 • 65 Comments The deepest plunge since the Financial Crisis, but more persistent.
World Trade in Face of Tariffmageddon, Trade Wars & Manufacturing Slowdown by Wolf Richter • Jul 25, 2019 • 70 Comments Consumers and companies keep plugging, the world has not come to an end.
And the US Dollar’s Status as Global Reserve Currency? by Wolf Richter • Jul 1, 2019 • 72 Comments Apocalypse not now.
Bring on Higher Oil Prices: They’ll Boost the US Economy. Powell Sees it Too. A New Experience for the US by Wolf Richter • Jun 20, 2019 • 155 Comments Here’s why.
Global Semiconductor Sales Plunge 24% from Peak, Deepest % Plunge since Financial Crisis, Deepest $ Plunge Ever. Here’s Why by Wolf Richter • Jun 4, 2019 • 74 Comments A slew of reasons, the China debacle on top.
US Cleanest Dirty Shirt Among Manufacturing Giants: Germany at Crisis Level. China, Japan, South Korea Contract by Wolf Richter • Jun 3, 2019 • 47 Comments Exports-at-all-costs for economic growth comes home to roost.
