Interesting chart showing where new technologies are on the overhyped vs profitability scale

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2013/08/gartman-hype-cycle-for-emerging-technologies/

 

The sell-off in Treasuries continued for another week, making it the most outspoken sell-off in years…

http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2013/08/19/1606563/that-spike-in-us-treasury-yields/

Talking about overshooting: this was also the week of Earth Overshoot Day…

http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/earth_overshoot_day/

…and talking of footprint: the differences between emerging and developing markets in one simple chart

http://www.businessinsider.com/blackrock-investing-in-emerging-markets-2013-8

…and talking about Emerging Markets; headwinds remain strong…

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2013/08/headwinds-for-emerging-markets/

…which can be clearly seen from the continued outflow of funds…

http://qz.com/116628/investors-in-emerging-markets-would-like-their-money-back-now-thanks/

Study into the poor performance of the European labour markets

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2013/wp13179.pdf

A new problem on the horizon, or nothing to worry about? Leverage in Asia…

http://www.businessinsider.com/two-charts-that-should-make-you-concerned-about-asian-debt-2013-8

…even the FT is picking up on the subject….

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/af96c30a-095d-11e3-8b32-00144feabdc0.html

Interesting IMF report into the erratic nature of capital flows…

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2013/wp13183.pdf

A lot of charts and info on the shale revolution. In case you sort of missed out on the subject…

http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2013/08/21/1594492/is-the-shale-forecast-curve-hyperbolic-or-exponential/

Cool chart showing which countries have not been invaded by the UK. Those are the white ones…

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/9653497/British-have-invaded-nine-out-of-ten-countries-so-look-out-Luxembourg.html

Stubbornness meets bureaucrats…

http://qz.com/116060/china-nail-houses-cause-construction-delays-and-strange-twists-in-roads/

 

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