Tuesday Reads
Here is the latest additions to my Instapaper: • Why So Many Rich People Don’t Feel Very Rich (Economix) • In WikiLeaks fight,...
The Archipelago of the Elite
Chrystia Freeland, the FT’s former US Managing Editor and current trophy editor at Reuters, has a cover story in The Atlantic that...
stock pullback
While the pullback here in the stock market happened to start shortly after the 3 yr note auction, there was nothing unusual in the...
Baltic Index Overwhelemed by New Ships
We haven’t looked at Baltic Dry Index in a while — Despite the high CRB Index, the BDI has not managed to rally much off its...
Inside the Paradox of Predictions
In yesterday’s afternoon reads, I mentioned a Boston Globe story “That guy who called the big one? Don’t listen to...
Banks “Less Pessimistic” But Housing Mess Will Keep...
Source: Banks “Less Pessimistic” But Housing Mess Will Keep Lid on Lending, FICO CEO Says Aaron Task Yahoo Tech Ticker Jan...
Inflation’s Impact on S&P Price Return (1871-2010)
We have previously mentioned these terrific long term charts (here and here) from Catherine at Visualizing Economics. She just updated...
All for one, and one for all!?
All for one, and one for all!? Japan joins China to form their own Two Musketeers in saying they will help Europe in bailing out troubled...