Good morning. Chart on the development of the US labour market. Steady she goes…

http://www.bespokeinvest.com/thinkbig/2013/3/8/job-creation-under-president-obama.html

Let’s start with the obvious: the best links of last week. Just one click away of being up to speed!

https://lukasdaalder.com/2013/03/08/best-in-economics-this-week-march-8/

Floaters are the next step in the search for yield, bracing for impact trade-off

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324034804578346732027337160.html

The best financial advisor tweeps to follow according to the Wall Street Journal

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324662404578334890346873944.html

Hans_Werner Sinn on European imbalances…

http://www.voxeu.org/article/european-imbalances

…who is ‘clueless’ according to this post…

http://econospeak.blogspot.nl/2013/03/sinnlos-part-ii.html

Wondering why the US stocks are just heading higher? This might be part of the answer…

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324034804578346772977321576.html

…but this probably also played a role: “stock funds attract $7.14 billion”

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/08/us-investing-fundflows-epfr-idUSBRE9270XM20130308

The US government is now a major player in consumer debt, according to these charts

http://www.businessinsider.com/feds-hold-more-non-revolving-consumer-debt-than-banks-2013-3

Cool, colourful chart showing how food prices have continued to decline in the US (via @MPNAdeBoer)

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/03/cheap-eats-how-america-spends-money-on-food/273811/

Not exactly shocking, but worth to look at now and then: the lower the education level, the higher the unemployment rate

http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/513cada0eab8eae012000004-1030-732-900-/unemployedfeb2013.jpg

http://www.businessinsider.com/check-out-the-difference-in-unemployment-between-those-who-went-to-college-and-those-who-didnt-2013-3

The OECD publishes a study on the price of oil: Brent set to rise by $ 190 by 2020

http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/download/5k49q186vxnp.pdf

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d026f6a0-87ce-11e2-b011-00144feabdc0.html

And the schedules for the week ahead:

http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2013/03/10/the-week-ahead-march-11-15/

http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2013/03/schedule-for-week-of-march-10th.html

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