Good morning. Best investment ever. Bought a beer on an October Fest in 1991: I still have it! 🙂
http://qz.com/125940/the-more-expensive-oktoberfest-beer-gets-to-more-beer-oktoberfest-goers-drink/
If this one is right, than higher inflation in Japan has nothing to do with Abenomics
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-19/japans-surging-electricity-prices
What do we think: will the black line move down, the blue line move back up, or is there simply no link?
…and from the same source: this is also interesting
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2013/09/18/1639532/i-can-haz-no-capex/?
Interesting (moving) map, showing the rise of inequality in the US states. A bit too volatile if you ask me, though
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/09/19/watch-the-growth-of-u-s-income-inequality-with-this-animated-map/
“Smart Beta and the Pendulum of Mispricing”. And here is me thinking that momentum is the best strategy to follow…
http://www.researchaffiliates.com/Our%20Ideas/Insights/Fundamentals/Pages/S_2013_09_Smart-Beta-and-the-Pendulum-of-Mispricing.aspx
Even though it is a useless indicator – consumer confidence – the divergence between rich and poor is remarkable!
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-19/rich-have-never-been-happier-relative-poor
The new inflation estimates of the Fed are still comfortably below the target set by the Fed
http://www.bondvigilantes.com/blog/2013/09/19/the-fed-didnt-taper-whats-next-for-us-monetary-policy-and-bond-markets/
What has changed in twenty years, and what has stayed the same…
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/09/19/business/Standing-Still.html
Gun murders in the US are on decline, mass shootings are not…
http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21586585-mass-shootings-are-up-gun-murders-down
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