(http://www.weerstation-lemmer.nl/elfstedentocht-2013.html)

*for all you non-Dutch people reading this: the Dutch can start acting weird in the weeks to come

 

Take a pick: Chinese GDP a) was the lowest in 13 years, b) rebounded in the 4^th quarter or c) was better than expected

·         http://www.businessinsider.com/china-q4-2012-gdp-2013-1

·         http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/7c028a62-6113-11e2-b85b-00144feab49a.html

·         http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/18/us-china-economy-gdp-idUSBRE90H03020130118

 

And while we are on the subject of China: China is losing it…

·         http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323783704578245241751969774.html

 

Last week the world was told that 50% of our food was wasted….

·         http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/9791153/We-throw-away-half-our-food.html

·         http://www.imeche.org/knowledge/themes/environment/global-food?WT.mc_id=HP_130007

 

…this week it is being debunked by BBC’s More or Less (podcast): ‘the number is more than 20 years old…’

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“The drums of war”. The Economist on the tensions between China and Japan. Should be worth a read (probably paywall)

·         http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21569757-armed-clashes-over-trivial-specks-east-china-sea-loom-closer-drums-war

 

Check out these pictures from the aftermaths of Sandy…

·         http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/01/hurricane-sandy-80-days-later/100440/

 

Ah….An important test is coming up for the (US) financials…

·         http://www.bespokeinvest.com/thinkbig/2013/1/17/financial-sector-at-key-inflection-point.html

 

And for all the gold-lovers: Goldman Sachs just announced a price target of…. $1,200! Sure, it is for 2018, but stilll

·         http://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-long-term-gold-call-1200-2013-1

 

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