Good Morning. The history of QE as we know it…
http://www.businessinsider.com/quantitative-easing-chart-2014-1

The best of last week. If you don’t believe me, check it out yourself!

https://lukasdaalder.com/2014/01/26/best-in-economics-this-week-january-25/

A big sell-off! Although 2% used to be considered like small fries…

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303448204579340480156732234

Big sell-off! But, apparently, it is nothing out of the ordinary…

http://www.bespokeinvest.com/thinkbig/2014/1/24/still-a-textbook-start-to-2014.html

So, what’s this sell-off all about? “Investors Flee Developing Countries”

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303448204579338803161592252

“European banks have 84 billion euro capital shortfall, OECD estimates”
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/25/us-banks-oecd-idUSBREA0O0GA20140125
http://www.wiwo.de/unternehmen/banken/oecd-studie-europaeische-banken-um-84-milliarden-euro-unterkapitalisiert/9379840.html

“The Myth of Industrial Rebound”. So much for that renaissance… (via @went11955)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/opinion/sunday/rattner-the-myth-of-industrial-rebound.html

Interesting chart. Looks like China has been growing beyond its means…

http://www.bondvigilantes.com/blog/2014/01/24/chinas-investmentgdp-ratio-soars-to-a-totally-unsustainable-54-4-be-afraid/

Old data, but interesting nevertheless” pension fund portfolio allocatiosn

http://www.businessinsider.com/global-pension-fund-asset-allocations-2014-1

Nicely done, although I find it hard to believe that Jazz was that big in the 50s… (via http://www.ritholtz.com)

http://research.google.com/bigpicture/music/#

And the schedules for the week to come…
http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2014/01/schedule-for-week-of-january-26th.html
http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2014/01/26/the-week-ahead-jan-27-31/

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