My morning reads:
• Sequester FAQ: Absolutely everything you could possibly need to know (WonkBlog) see also 5 Reasons Not to Worry About the ‘Dreaded’ Sequester (Fiscal Times)
• Yardeni on Gold (Dr. Ed’s Blog)
• Hedge fund results have been poor (Brooklyn Investor); So Too Have Venture Capital Returns (AVC)
• Is This The End Of Our Low Volatility Period? (Stock Trader’s Almanac)
• Accounting Hides Risks: Four Largest Banks Are Now Almost As Big As US GDP (Jesse’s Café Américain)
• Panic-driven austerity in the Eurozone and its implications (VOX)
• Why Wasn’t There a Chinese Spring? (The Diplomat) see also Japan’s economic turmoil may provide an opening for the U.S. (Washington Post)
• The End of Global Warming: How to Save the Earth in 2 Easy Steps (The Atlantic)
• For Oeniphiles: Battle of the Somm (NYT) see also Somm notes (Ben Schott)
• Misguided Nostalgia for Our Paleo Past (The Chronicle)
What are you reading?
Goldman Sachs: Hedge Funds Most Bullish on Stocks Since 2007
Source: MarketBeat
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