THE WOLF STREET REPORT
THE WOLF STREET REPORT
Wolf Richter
The stories behind business, finance, and money.
Stocks, Bonds & CRE Face QT
Fundamentals for markets have boiled down to QE or QT since 2009. Now there’s QT, a lot of QT, globally, to battle the worst inflation in decades.Support the Show.
Oct 1, 2023
12 min
Revenge of Variable-Rate Commercial Debts
Most people in finance today cut their teeth in the era of Easy Money, when history books were thrown out the window. Support the Show.
Jun 25, 2023
14 min
Free Money Turned Brains to Mush. Now Some Banks Fail
The Fed ended Free Money, and the only thing it broke is the consensual hallucination that spawned during the Free Money era. And look what we got. Support the Show.
Mar 19, 2023
12 min
Housing Bust #2 Has Begun
Some markets are already deep into it, others just started. A sobering trip from the free-money decade in la-la-land, back to normal. Support the Show.
Feb 26, 2023
15 min
What’s Behind the Mass Layoffs in Tech & Social Media?
Drunk with Easy Money, companies were hogging office space and workers for a future that did not come. Support the Show.
Jan 22, 2023
10 min
The Price of Easy Money Now Coming Due
The Crazy Stuff and Crazy Asset Prices that arose during Easy Money started blowing up when Easy Money ended. Support the Show.
Dec 18, 2022
15 min
Where’s the Contagion from the Crypto Implosion?
As the FTX collapse shows, the shenanigans guarantee smooth, efficient contagion inside the crypto zone. But beyond it? Support the Show.
Nov 13, 2022
10 min
The Housing Bubble Pops, and the Fed Can Let it Rip
Raging inflation knocked out the “Fed put,” and banks are no longer on the hook for mortgages; taxpayers and investors are.Support the Show.
Oct 30, 2022
14 min
Return of the Bond Vigilantes Sent Shockwaves Around the Globe
Deficits don’t matter – until the bond vigilantes ride into town.Support the Show.
Oct 16, 2022
11 min
Something Big Has Already Broken: Price Stability
The Fed will tighten “Until Something Breaks” and then pivot? Wait a minute... Support the Show.
Oct 9, 2022
11 min