http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-01-07/four-photos-frozen-america

Interesting: if I=S holds (admittedly a big if), then it is no wonder that investments are low…

https://twitter.com/ldaalder/status/421316475627241472

Cool overview of the various elections taking place in 2014.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2014/01/daily-chart-2

1996-’98. Less than a 500 words from the Fed in official FOMC statements…

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-01-08/visualizing-feds-increased-transparency

Just as a reminder: this is where all the stock market gains have come from…

http://www.businessinsider.com/deconstructed-global-stock-market-returns-2014-1

and M&A did not live up to its expectations in 2013…

http://soberlook.com/2014/01/no-growth-in-global-m-activity-in-2013.html

Some perspective on the current crisis (as horrible as it is)…

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-real-per-capita-gdp-fell-during-crises-2014-1

Now, this is interesting: normally analyst are always way too optimistic, but with US unemployment…

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-01-08/what-keeps-goldman-night

This is what is normal: (almost) always too optimistic

http://www.businessinsider.com/wall-street-earnings-expectations-errors-2014-1

The only way is up. Or is it…?

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-01-09/inflation-vs-deflation-%E2%80%93-ultimate-chartbook-monetary-tectonics

But bond markets are trying to match the increase…

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-01-07/so-you-want-higher-rates

Good question: “Is Bitcoin a Real Currency?” Well, it is volatile for sure…

http://www.nber.org/papers/w19747

Let’s repeat it one more time: and the winner is….

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2014/01/daily-chart-0

What is it US citizens are most worried about?

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user5/imageroot/2014/01/third%20way%20priorities.jpg

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