(source: http://www.food-info.net/nl/national/ww-koffie.htm)

 

And another one bites the dust: France is stripped from its third A by Moody’s. Have they read The Economist, or what?

·         http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/20/us-france-moodys-idUSBRE8AI17K20121120

·         http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2012/11/full-text-moodys-downgrades-frances-government-bond-rating-to-aa1-from-aaa-maintains-negative-outlook.html

 

Apple is back after a very strong rally yesterday. Yesterday’s one-day increase in market cap compared to the GDP of a selected group of countries

·         http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2012/11/apples-big-day/

 

Always welcome, a bit of perspective… This is the fiscal cliff…

…and these are some of the recent unplanned US expeditures…

·         http://soberlook.com/2012/11/putting-fiscal-cliff-in-perspective.html

 

It’s the end of the China-led commodity boom! Is it?

·         http://www.businessinsider.com/citi-the-end-of-the-commodities-super-cycle-2012-11  

 

Who needs a fiscal cliff? Uncertainty is enough to do the damage…

·         http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324595904578123593211825394.html

 

This has been the strongest post-election sell-off on record, apparently. Time for a rebound?

·         http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-post-election-sell-off-2012-11

 

This is only for the die-hard macro-economists amongst you… All about statistics

·         http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/feds/2012/201281/201281abs.html

 

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