Good morning. It continues to amaze that higher productivity has not resulted in higher compensation for this long…

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-06/220-years-jobs-jobs-jobs

The tulip mania, told by the Fed.
http://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2013/09/crisis-chronicles-tulip-mania-1633-37.html

The best bits of last week, all combined in one: Best of the Week

https://lukasdaalder.com/2013/09/06/best-in-economics-this-week-september-6/

Very interesting chart showing the 10 year retrospective growth rate of the US labor force. No wonder growth is ‘below trend’….

http://www.interfluidity.com/v2/4561.html

Interesting chart on the regional breakdown of the growth slowdown according to consensus

http://www.businessinsider.com/latin-america-gdp-downward-revision-2013-9

I am not sure whether this data is correct, but I think the general idea is: the pension gap in the US…

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2013/09/unrealistic-expectations/

A study by the Fed into the market volatility around FOMC minute releases (via Patrick Lemmens)

http://www.ny.frb.org/research/epr/2013/0913rosa.pdf

‘The recovery is racist’

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/post/the-recovery-is-racist/2013/09/06/25da7ff4-172b-11e3-961c-f22d3aaf19ab_blog.html?wprss=rss_ezra-klein

Tell-tale chart on the rise of welfare spending. And the US is even low in international comparison

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-07/ibm-terminates-company-sponsored-retiree-health-plan-due-soaring-costs

Schedules for the week ahead
http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2013/09/schedule-for-week-of-september-8th.html
http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2013/09/08/week-ahead-sept-8-13/

Study by the BIS into the differences and similarities between Germany and China
http://www.bis.org/publ/work424.pdf

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