Good Morning. 2013 for the S&P500 was a great year…
http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2013/12/market-update-happy-new-year.html

First-up: the Best of 2013, as selected by me. TAkes 5 minutes to look through, and it is worth it.

https://lukasdaalder.com/2013/12/22/best-of-the-web-in-2013/

The inescapable overview of the various asset classes in 2013… Equities lead the pack….

http://www.bespokeinvest.com/thinkbig/2013/12/31/2013-asset-class-performance.html

Interesting breakdown of EPS growth in the US, although I am not a 100% sure that this is correct. But still.

http://www.businessinsider.com/breakdown-of-sp-500-eps-growth-2013-12

And this is the overview for bonds….

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2013/12/a-somewhat-bursting-bond-bubble/

But why stop by looking back only one year? Why not five years…?

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/30/opinion/america-in-2013-as-told-in-charts.html

This looks pretty worrying, but then again, can anyone tell me any of the pre-announcements that have taken place so far…?

http://www.businessinsider.com/negative-to-positive-earnings-preannouncements-2013-12

Interesting read (although old) on the developments in the FX markets. Look at the right hand chart on algorithmic trading… (via +Jeremy Clift)
http://www.voxeu.org/article/evolution-global-fx-market

Exactly the point I made earlier, about crap works…

http://philosophicaleconomics.wordpress.com/2013/12/23/valuation-and-returns-adventures-in-curve-fitting/comment-page-1/#comment-711

Interesting chart on the breakdown and size of debt in China and the US…

http://www.businessinsider.com/outstanding-debt-in-us-china-2013-12

Wells Fargo’s favorite charts of 2013. I like mine better, of course, but this one is worth it nevertheless. 🙂

https://www08.wellsfargomedia.com/downloads/pdf/com/insights/economics/special-reports/Our_Favorite_Charts_of_2013_12232013.pdf

Good question: “Is Bitcoin a Real Currency?” Well, it is volatile for sure… (via Roderick Molenaar)

Food availability in the world during the past fifty years…

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2013/12/daily-chart-21

Interesting chart on murders in New York city. And yes, there is a chart correcting for increased population as well…

http://qz.com/162289/217-years-of-homicide-in-new-york/

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