Markets/Investing
Invisible Hand of The Fee Market in action
Estimated number of funds launched/liquidated from 1996 to Q1 2014 (not a fun time to be in the hedge fund business). pic.twitter.com/byhipvmsdu
— Vconomics (@Vconomics) June 20, 2014
Oil = $107
Crude-oil prices are near $107 a barrel after militants attacked Iraq's biggest oil refinery: http://t.co/iSz6aNZqVf pic.twitter.com/XcgBqG0huR
— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) June 18, 2014
Defaults hit record low
S&P: Consumer credit default rates hit an 8-year low in May pic.twitter.com/aYTVc5H6sM
— Nick Timiraos (@NickTimiraos) June 18, 2014
High Yield Spreads do too
HY credit spreads hit fresh cycle lows @ 343 bps, lowest since Jul '07. All-time low was 241 bps in June '07. pic.twitter.com/aLmNbbdBzg
— Charlie Bilello, CMT (@MktOutperform) June 17, 2014
Worst Bankruptcy Ever?
I thought it was Lehman. pic.twitter.com/GhCcXwIJ9i
— Joseph Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) June 17, 2014
Economy
What wage inflation?
@D_Blanchflower pic.twitter.com/FnxRxIcEed
— Matt Phillips (@MatthewPhillips) June 18, 2014
Japan’s Trade Deficit
Japan's post-Fukushima trade deficit continues, with 23rd straight deficit in May.
http://t.co/4arziY8LUx pic.twitter.com/KZWhnnjlWF
— Matt Phillips (@MatthewPhillips) June 18, 2014
Most of them are amusing to me
The 11 funniest papers in the history of economics: http://t.co/dNrqmGWQPC
(by @standupecon, via @MaxBazerman)
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) June 20, 2014
Easing conditions
Goldman says financial conditions have eased in the US pic.twitter.com/HkBk7PkMEO
— financial acrobat (@finansakrobat) June 16, 2014
Hmmm, pie charts
@TheEconomist @ritholtz I only trust pie charts. Delicious, tasty pie charts.
— will (@friedoystercult) June 15, 2014
Policy/Politics
We like clean air
WSj/NBC poll: A majority of Americans support the new carbon emissions/climate change rules: pic.twitter.com/BmYBW4p5o9
— Gerald F Seib (@GeraldFSeib) June 18, 2014
The trend ain’t his friend
All Time Low heading into Midterm Elections
President Obama's Job Approval Rating
2014: 41%
2013: 43%
2012: 50%
2011: 55%
2010: 60%
@WSJ
— Lawrence McDonald (@Convertbond) June 19, 2014
Mo money, Mo Obesity
More than a quarter of China's adult population is overweight or obese http://t.co/oFDAxsvBol pic.twitter.com/PvOsCiQuNS
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) June 15, 2014
Another bad trend
Greenspan: housing bubble impossible
Bernanke: sub-prime contained
Yellen: don't worry about complacency
— Axel Merk (@AxelMerk) June 18, 2014
Asian App Battle
My @WSJD story today on messaging apps battling for dominance in populous SE Asia: http://t.co/wcsYNvVwgu pic.twitter.com/kECLfpnHTo
— Newley Purnell (@newley) June 20, 2014
Random Items
Sounds True
Brown's Economic Law: the better a country is at soccer, the worse it is at containing inflation.
#WorldCup2014
— Downtown Josh Brown (@ReformedBroker) June 13, 2014
Your brain is easily fooled
3 weird ways your plate tricks you into eating more: http://t.co/8PDsG1jzim pic.twitter.com/kNg6qi3duD
— New York Magazine (@NYMag) June 15, 2014
More than I expected…
WTF people. RT @ArtsMic: Millennials are only spending 8 minutes a day reading http://t.co/DXbBwSfLWy
— Jared Keller (@jaredbkeller) June 20, 2014
Washington Predators?
For your consideration. pic.twitter.com/FAQMWBtKJ9
— Drunk Predator Drone (@drunkenpredator) June 18, 2014
EZ Pass goes to the mattresses
"The ease and convenience of E-ZPass would have saved his life. End of story." http://t.co/qRDYlVPUIk pic.twitter.com/KG1R4eLpt3
— The Onion (@TheOnion) June 17, 2014
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