Best of the Web: 13-11-05, nr 871

Good Morning. Interesting fact to take into account: credit conditions in Asia are tightening…
http://www.bondvigilantes.com/blog/2013/11/04/a-quick-look-at-asia-corporate-fundamentals-and-credit-tightening

For all them bank lovers out there: the ECB has published a report on banking structures in Euroland (via @lexhoogduin)
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http://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/other/bankingstructuresreport201311en.pdf

The score of European manufacturing PMI’s
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http://www.businessinsider.com/european-pmis-2013-11

Just to let you know: Food stamps will get cut this month…
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…and I know that we should not look at the dotted lines too much, but still: look at consumer spending in the US

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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-11-04/us-economy-pictures

And we have a winner…. Bikes!!!!

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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-11-04/spot-european-economic-recovery

Interesting interactive chart on teen-mothers around the world
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http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2013/11/daily-chart-0

Cool overview of the evolution of audio devices…. (click for a bigger picture)

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http://popchartlab.com/products/the-advance-of-audio-apparatuses
(via: http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2013/11/history-of-audio-apparati/)

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