Good Morning. Now that’s what I call appropriate: Australia. Down under.

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2013/10/global-synchronized-goldilocks-markets/

Ok, so US consumer sentiment: did it rise, or did it drop?
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303471004579165334152652904
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/30/us-global-economy-confidence-nielsen-idUSBRE99T02X20131030

Interesting chart on the earnings development in the US: total earnings are still at record highs, but mainly do to low taxes and low interest rate costs…

http://www.businessinsider.com/levkovich-on-ebit-interest-and-taxes-2013-10

Nice one: car penetration meets wealth…

http://www.businessinsider.com/reminder-the-chinese-auto-market-is-going-to-be-ridiculously-huge-2013-10

Interesting article on the rise of alternative mutual funds…

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/26/your-money/an-intriguing-product-thats-too-complex-for-many.html

“Fed: Household Debt Service Ratio near lowest level in 30+ years”

http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2013/10/fed-household-debt-service-ratio-near.html

Oh man. We will have to get used as saying we live in de Randstad. Instead of – say – Amstredam…

http://www.businessinsider.com/europes-cities-in-one-chart-2013-10

Interesting, but otherwise probably not a very relevant development in the retail sales sector in the US.

http://www.bespokeinvest.com/thinkbig/2013/10/29/retail-sales-weaker-than-expected.html

Probably a pretty good buy signal: “Gold Fades From Investment Picture”

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304470504579163871056778000

NBER study into the relationship between loose monetary policy and asset price bubbles. Conclusion: there is one.

http://www.nber.org/papers/w19585.pdf

The easiest place to start a business and the easiest to resolve insolvency…

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2013/10/daily-chart-21

With some delay: the Best of the Week ending october 18th…

https://lukasdaalder.com/2013/10/29/best-in-economics-this-week-october-18/

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