US Dollar Refuses to Die as Top Global Reserve Currency by Wolf Richter • Jan 1, 2018 • 96 Comments Central banks are leery of the newly arrived Chinese yuan.
US Dollar Has Worst Year since 2003, Defying the Fed by Wolf Richter • Dec 29, 2017 • 87 Comments Where will it go from here?
The Inconvenient Limits to European Unity & Integration by Don Quijones • Dec 16, 2017 • 31 Comments “With Friends Like These…”
U.S. Energy To See Huge Investments From China by Oilprice.com • Nov 27, 2017 • 26 Comments China wants to secure its supply of LNG.
An Accountant Smells a Rat in Our Global Credit Bubble by Contributor • Oct 2, 2017 • 111 Comments The inevitable unwinding, whether through inflation or debt write-offs, could create considerable misery.
This Hits the Wheezing Commercial Real Estate Bubble at Worst Possible Time by Wolf Richter • Aug 8, 2017 • 48 Comments The last big enthusiastic buyer, China, is leaving the party.
UK’s “Ground Rent Scandal” is Wrecking Homeowners by Don Quijones • Jul 28, 2017 • 70 Comments The Global Rentier Economy is now on steroids.
Fueled by Global Investors, Home Prices Go Nuts in Barcelona by Don Quijones • Jul 12, 2017 • 36 Comments “You could sell ten flats in a day” to Chinese on real estate excursions.
Housing Bubble in Sydney Soars to New High, Politicians Promote Scheme to Bitter End by Wolf Richter • Apr 2, 2017 • 39 Comments “Buy property in Sydney and you’re ‘pretty well set for life’”: Government to first-time buyers.
Denmark: Debt Bomb, Waiting for an Inflationary Spark by Contributor • Mar 31, 2017 • 13 Comments The recent prosperity comes with a cost.