The Big Picture

My afternoon train reads: • The dirty secret of economics education (Worthwhile Canadian Initiative) • Apple’s iPhone 5 as loss...

I don’t know why I find the chart above from this paper so intriguing . . . Source: Credibility Ranking of Tweets...

The latest Q3 US national accounts data shows profits as a share of GDP are at historical highs. Meanwhile household’s share is...

My morning reads: • Visual History Of The S&P 500 (ETF Database) • Skidelsky: Models Behaving Badly (Project Syndicate) • Mayan...

RBA Governor Mr. Stevens believes the non-mining sectors of the Australian economy may not adequately make up for the expected slowdown...

In response to the near 2 month high in the 10 yr Treasury yield, Bankrate.com said the average 30 yr mortgage rate rose to a 3 1/2 week...

Mortgage Lit Roundup: Five Signs That Plaintiffs Are Winning the RMBS War Isaac Gradman The Subprime Shakeout A lot...

It has been my position that Sequestration is not that big a deal, it is likely to be eventually resolved with minimal impact, oh, and...

Hallelujah – The Voice (Tribute to victims with Leonard Cohens) click for video December 17 , 2012. The coaches and...