Best of the Web: 14-04-03, nr 972

Good morning. Apparently this is the proof that there are no bubbles right now… (via @pvkleef)

http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-bubbles-within-sp-500-2014-4

Ok, Italy I will move to.
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http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2014/04/billionaire-facts/

Frontier markets: lower volatility, higher returns? (paywall)
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http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21600132-money-leaving-emerging-markets-riskier-bets-investment-frontier-wedge

Oxford Economics publishes a report with everything you ever wanted to know from European shipping (via @MennoDus)
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http://www.ecsa.eu/images/2014-04-01%20Oxford%20Economics%20ECSA%20Report%20FINAL.pdf

In case you missed it: high frequency trading has been sizzling hot, this week!
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http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303563304579445381552266144

In case you missed (part II): this is why everyone is a bit anxious about the upcoming Japanese tax hike…
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http://www.businessinsider.com/japan-97-comparison-2014-4

…and here’s another one. But wasn’t there something called an Asian crisis going on back then…?
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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-04-03/what-happened-last-time-japan-raised-its-consumption-tax

Cool chart on the lifetime of chip-product lines
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http://www.voxeu.org/article/mismeasuring-prices-era-globalisation

A nice piece on China from UBS
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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-04-03/bazooka-theory-and-why-authorities-wont-pull-trigger

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