Those complaining that analysts are always too optimistic when it comes to estimates: check out the Fed…
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/03/19/is-the-feds-crystal-ball-rose-colored/

…and with that in mind: the new forecasts of the Fed are… positive!

http://www.businessinsider.com/fomc-economic-forecasts-2013-3

Some interesting reading on the Norwegian wealth fund

http://abnormalreturns.com/focus-on-norway-not-cyprus/

Remarkable chart, for sure, although the interest add-up is disputable

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2013/03/discuss-true-cost-of-iraq-war/

Has Cyprus been solved already? If it is fixable at all, that is….

http://www.businessinsider.com/why-its-so-difficult-to-bail-out-cyprus-2013-3

An IMF study on growth slowdowns and the middle income trap

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2013/wp1371.pdf

Okay, this chart is cutting a couple of corners, but still, the underlying message is clear

http://pragcap.com/experiments-in-negative-real-rates-tend-to-lead-to-excess

Peak oil? Peak demand for oil, you mean! Or, at least if you believe the predictions by EXXOn for the US

http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/Files/news_pub_2013eo_us.pdf

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