Good morning. Now, this IS an interesting chart. I am pretty sure the relationship won’t last, but still
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-01/conflict-rates-asia-speculation-housing

The news on Fukushima is getting worse, but is ignored by markets… “Tepco reports new radiation hotspots at Fukushima plant”
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/954e56a4-12e8-11e3-804f-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2dfYoExH4
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23918882

Coolest Pinterest page yet: a huge collection of Wall Street Journal charts! (via @UmpaNL)

http://pinterest.com/pin/98023729362756936/

For those (finally) returning to work: here is what you have missed last week…

https://lukasdaalder.com/2013/08/30/best-in-economics-this-week-august-30/

China rebounds!

http://www.businessinsider.com/august-hsbc-china-pmi-2013-9

And the winner is…. Germany!

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/05/10/business/Germany-Stands-Alone.html

Ok, so the US is in a tough spot right now, with respect to Syria. Is there any support to be expected from Europe?

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-31/mapping-americas-dwindling-invasion-coalition

Cool chart, plus an interesting read. “…but economies that live by cheap labor costs can die by them, too.”

http://qz.com/119674/what-gives-american-factories-their-competitive-edge-theyre-easy-to-close/

Outflow from Emerging Markets Bonds continues…

http://www.businessinsider.com/emerging-market-weekly-fund-flow-8-28-13-2013-8

The Swedish model 2.0 is turning out to be a success: “The Swedish model for economic recovery”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/obama-should-take-lessons-from-sweden-to-g-20/2013/08/29/2a48a5fa-10c0-11e3-bdf6-e4fc677d94a1_story.html

Pretty shocking that the population in Orleans is still 19% below the pre-Katrina level…

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-30/hurricane-katrina-eight-years-later

The schedule for the week to come….
http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2013/08/schedule-for-week-of-september-1st.html

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