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"War Games" Show Fed Worried About Commercial Real Estate, Interest Rates; Fed Weighs Consequences of "Macroprudential Tools"

MishTalk

War Games Inquiring minds may wish to take a peek inside a Fed ‘War Games’ Exercise conducted this past summer, just recently reported on by the Wall Street Journal. Commercial real-estate prices have continued to rise and are projected to far exceed levels they reached before the 2007-09 financial crisis, adjusted for inflation.

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Inflate the Swimming Toys Not Your Assets

Martinka Consulting

On August 24 my phone buzzed with a news flash from The Wall Street Journal. His assets are mostly real estate and it’s easy to appraise real estate. They can’t inflate their real estate assets because banks will get an appraisal. The reason is supposedly “to secure favorable loans and tax benefits.”.

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India Housing Bubble Bursts; Panic Coming Next

MishTalk

On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported A Housing Slump in India. of India’s real estate market. real estate transactions has slumped in India as developers have refused to offer discounts for fear of starting a market rout. “If international real estate investment firm started in 2005. “If

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Texas Energy Screw-up and Small Business Impairments

Martinka Consulting

I read two long articles, one in the Seattle Times and the other in the Wall Street Journal. And he’s got a handful of leases on which he’s obligated (in a tough office real estate market). The headlines about the Texas freeze and energy disaster caught my attention.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: 1984 EU Style: EU.

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Minyanville Business and Market News. Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Citizens, and to do it with quality journalism standards.".

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Ally Financial Issues Profit Warning Over Used Car Prices: Jamie Dimon Says “It’s Not Systemic”

MishTalk

We do expect the used-car market to rebound more in the second quarter.”. The Wall Street Journal says “President Donald Trump’s erratic style could be to blame for the recent slowdown in lending growth.” Used-vehicle prices continue to decline at a manageable rate, but a bit higher than last year’s pace,” he said. “We

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Brain Drain and Capital Flight: 64% of Wealthy Chinese Plan to Leave China

MishTalk

The Wall Street Journal calls it The Great Chinese Exodus. In the global market for high-end real estate, Chinese buying has become a key driver of prices. Australia called a parliamentary inquiry to find out whether local households were being priced out of the market by Chinese money. According to the U.S.