(source: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-02-24/yet-another-unintended-central-planning-consequence-running-stand-still)

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If you have been away last week, this new version of ???Best in economics this week??? should help you on your way???

?????????????????? http://daalder.posterous.com/best-in-economics-this-week-22-february-2013

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A must-read for all academics interested in bubbles in financial markets: an overview of the literature on the subject by the IMF (via +Jeremy Clift)

?????????????????? http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2013/wp1345.pdf

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The big news at the end of last week: UK loses its triple A status, according to Moody???s??? A random collection on the news:

?????????????????? http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2013/02/moodys-downgrades-uks-government-bond-rating-to-aa1-from-aaa-outlook-is-now-stable.html

?????????????????? http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/24/us-britain-downgrade-markets-idUSBRE91N06N20130224

?????????????????? http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/e48f59dc-7e70-11e2-a792-00144feabdc0.html

?????????????????? http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/23/us-britain-osborne-idUSBRE91M0BW20130223

?????????????????? http://www.cnbc.com/id/100487480

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???.and this chart should be updated again???

?????????????????? http://www.bruegel.org/nc/blog/detail/article/1023-blogs-review-the-safe-asset-shortage/#.USpwUOsa9mo

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And the news over the weekend: it looks like Kuroda is going to be the next Bank of Japan governor

?????????????????? http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/1010f838-7e92-11e2-a792-00144feabdc0.html

?????????????????? http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/25/us-japan-economy-boj-nikkei-idUSBRE91N0DD20130225 ??

?????????????????? http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c3bef20a-7ef5-11e2-a792-00144feabdc0.html

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Old, but still cool. How much you would have not-earned by missing out just a couple of days???

?????????????????? http://www.bu
sinessinsider.com/financial-advisor-insights-february-22-2013-2

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A number of interesting charts on the Chinese economy, the ???unofficial??? numbers???

?????????????????? http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/02/22/what-the-unofficial-numbers-say-about-chinas-economy/

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???while the latest PMI published this morning, disappoints

?????????????????? http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-02-24/china-hsbc-pmi-misses-prints-four-month-low

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LTRO and maturing bonds???

?????????????????? http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-02-22/europes-%E2%82%AC17-trillion-maturity-cliff-declining-excess-liquidity-context

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Inequality in the US? What about the world???.?

?????????????????? http://heymancenter.org/files/events/milanovic.pdf

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No less than three article 4 consultations from the IMF: Algeria, Namibia and Peru. The chart shows the strong and steady growth of Peru???

?????????????????? http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.aspx?sk=40334.0

?????????????????? http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.aspx?sk=40330.0

?????????????????? http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.aspx?sk=40332.0

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And, as always, the week ahead:

?????????????????? http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2013/02/24/the-week-ahead-february-25-march-1/

?????????????????? http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2013/02/schedule-for-week-of-feb-24th.html

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