US Natural Gas Plunges, Unwinds Spike that Blew Up Hedge Fund by Wolf Richter • Dec 17, 2018 • 30 Comments After the blood has been let, the feeding frenzy subsides, which is also brutal.
“Outlook Deteriorated Even More for the Eurozone than for Germany” (Despite NIRP?) by Wolf Richter • Nov 13, 2018 • 41 Comments Export-Dependent Germany Hit by More than US-China Trade War.
There’s Nothing in this GDP Report to Slow the Fed’s Rate Hikes by Wolf Richter • Oct 26, 2018 • 50 Comments But ballooning inventories point at risks next year.
US-China Trade War, “Hard” Brexit Give Germany Inc. the Willies by Wolf Richter • Oct 16, 2018 • 85 Comments No economy is as dependent on a trade surplus as Germany.
What I Wrote to the White House about Trade & Tariffs by Wolf Richter • Sep 23, 2018 • 107 Comments That Trump is bungling the debate became clear when he was getting bashed like a sitting duck from all sides: Corporate America, China, the EU, other entities that would lose, and their propaganda outlets in the media.
Nafta is Dead. Long Live Nafta by Wolf Richter • Aug 27, 2018 • 70 Comments The biggest problem with Nafta remains unaddressed: Wage repression in Mexico, including via “protection contracts” as condition for building a plant.
The Largest Ships in the Huge Iron-Ore Trade by MC01 • Jul 28, 2018 • 42 Comments Exports are dominated by two countries, imports by three. And everything revolves around China.
This “Trade War is a Different Ballgame” by Wolf Richter • Jul 16, 2018 • 84 Comments How the US Trade War with China over autos stacks up against the Trade War the US Lost against Japan.
Stock Markets See the US Winning the Trade War, Defying Corporate Lobby & Media Propaganda by Wolf Richter • Jul 12, 2018 • 180 Comments Moody’s chimes in.
“Big Three” Korean Shipbuilders & Their Huge Shipyards in a World of Overcapacity and Collapsed Orders by MC01 • Jul 7, 2018 • 55 Comments Years of “growth at any cost” led to accounting fraud, huge government bailouts, and murky restructuring plans.