Good morning. The biggest economy in Africa? South-Africa? Nope, or at least not until the next GDP revision
http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2014/04/daily-chart-3
Highest debt, lowest yields. Go figure.
http://blogs.ft.com/gavyndavies/2014/04/06/the-future-for-real-interest-rates/?
Those lines dropping means analysts are always too optimistic…
http://www.businessinsider.com/db-q1-earnings-preview-revisions-2014-4
…and this is the one for Europe, including final realisations (line below). Part of 150 charts worth looking at! (via @Johan3704)
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-most-important-charts-in-the-world-2014-4#toby-nangle-threadneedle-investments-24
For real? Are we heading for a new deterioration in US housing…?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-04-07/mortgage-originations-plunge-lowest-record
Expats and immigrants: where do they send their money to?
http://www.businessinsider.com/world-bank-us-remittance-map-2014-4
Japan and Norway. I am not sure Norway is happy to be grouped like that though…
http://soberlook.com/2014/04/disinflationary-pressures-beyond-euro.html
A bit of a roundabout way to show the relative underperformance of the US (thx Nasdaq) over the last 20 days
http://www.businessinsider.com/financial-adviser-insights-april-7-2014-4
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