(source: http://www.businessinsider.com/be-careful-jumping-on-bernankes-bandwagon-2012-11)

*no, I am not buying this either

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Ok. I have seen this chart a lot and it always make me wonder what it looks like for Germany if we let it start in 1992???

?????????????????? http://www.businessinsider.com/jim-oneill-outlook-for-2013-and-2014-2012-11

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Reading a lot about how good/bad the Black Friday shopping has been? If this chart is right, you should pay no attention!

?????????????????? http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/11/23/black-friday-is-a-bunch-of-meaningless-hype-in-one-chart/

?????????????????? http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investment-ideas/dont-look-to-black-friday-for-clues-to-the-market/article5577046/

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And another one on retail sales and retail companies: wait a little longer to buy those stocks (if history is anything to go by)

?????????????????? http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2012/11/23/dont-bank-on-retail-stocks-now-but-later/

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Cool: getting everything in the right perspective here???. Black Friday is included as well!

?????????????????? http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2012-11-23/fractional-reserve-universe

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And what???s going on with Argentina? A small update

?????????????????? http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/5ded9f18-3575-11e2-bf77-00144feabdc0.html

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Spain will get funding for its banks, plus a higher unemployment rate, according to El Pais

?????????????????? http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/25/us-spain-banks-eu-idUSBRE8AO04X20121125

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I must have shown this moving gif before on the Chinese demographics, right?

?????????????????? http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2012/11/japan-the-old-weigh-on-the-young-and-the-economy/

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An interesting read about the de-globalization

?????????????????? http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2012/11/20/global-economy-backward/

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Neither shocking, nor new, but it is interesting to keep in mind???

?????????????????? http://www.businessinsider.com/slow-growth-will-clobber-government-budget-deficits-2012-11

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And ??? as always ??? the schedule for the week to come

?????????????????? http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2012/11/schedule-for-week-of-nov-25th.html

?????????????????? http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2012/11/25/week-ahead-november-26-30/

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