The acquisition created the world’s biggest toll-road operator. But it was costly. And one of the acquirers, Atlantia of Italy, is now in trouble because its bridge collapsed, killing 43 people
— Read on riggedgame.blog/2019/03/12/toll-road-giant-abertis-just-doubled-its-debt-to-e22-bn-to-pay-a-special-dividend-to-the-companies-that-acquired-it-last-year/
Auto loan delinquencies surged in 2018, rising to 2.36 percent, which was the highest rate since the third quarter of 2010. Bloomberg reports: More Americans than ever are at least three months behind on their auto loans, a sign that the U.S. economy may have little growth left in the tank.
— Read on mises.org/power-market/americans-arent-giving-their-cars
Car lovers and markets
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The government meddling in the economy by picking winners and losers.
In an ideal world, we wouldn’t have to read the Federal Reserve’s rabbit entrails to discern the economy.
— Read on www.mauldineconomics.com/frontlinethoughts/the-fed-is-playing-a-dangerous-game
US is Cleanest Dirty Shirt Among Manufacturing Giants. China, Japan & Germany Sink | Wolf Street
— Read on wolfstreet.com/2019/03/03/us-manufacturing-growth-slowing-as-exporters-china-japan-germany-sink/
Many Kentucky farmers are turning from tobacco to hemp, but the market could get crowded.
— Read on www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2019/02/27/farmers-hope-for-hemp-riches-despite-risks
This gives me encouragement for our farmers.
The growth of corporate credit in China has been excessive in the last five years. This credit boom is related to a substantial increase in investment after the Great Recession.
— Read on mises.org/wire/chinese-bomb-are-we-really-threshold-another-global-financial-crisis
The debt contagion goes to China 🇨🇳
The US Housing Market Begins to Feel the Pain | Wolf Street
— Read on wolfstreet.com/2019/02/21/the-us-housing-market-begins-to-feel-the-pain/
So long as we have a business cycle, a recession is always coming. The only question is when it will strike.
— Read on www.mauldineconomics.com/frontlinethoughts/recession-are-we-there-yet
With all of the debt in the world, it is amazing that we don’t have a serious recession already.
Carmageddon for Ford in the US, China, and Europe | Wolf Street
— Read on wolfstreet.com/2019/02/22/carmageddon-for-ford-but-its-not-what-you-think/
More backward thinking and short term fixes by Ford and others, putting a bandaid on a sucking chest wound.
Try stopping some of the expensive options nobody really wants or uses. Most of the tech on these vehicles is older and less useful than what is on consumers smartphones.
John Barleycorn 
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