Good morning. Just in case things get out of hand with Russia: here is what commodity markets will be hit…
http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-russia-commodities-2014-4

Ok, the last couple of reviews of Piketty: the third (or is it fourth) derivative….
http://go.bloomberg.com/market-now/2014/04/21/if-thomas-piketty-is-right-how-come-fortunes-disappear/
http://climateerinvest.blogspot.nl/2014/04/piketty-til-you-puke-ryan-avent-is-very.html
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/330931dc-c4ca-11e3-8dd4-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2zgCR3CO4

A small reality check on the health of the US housing market. Better, but still not a pretty sight…

http://www.worldpropertychannel.com/north-america-residential-news/negative-equity-homes-realtytrac-us-home-equity-underwater-homes-with-negative-equity-underwater-homes-for-sale-daren-blomquist-8192.php

…and if these numbers are correct (and I have seen figures to show the contrary) here’s another reality check

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-potential-bubble-the-federal-reserve-cares-most-about/

Meanwhile, the Chinese yuan is back where it was a year ago…

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-04-22/hsbc-china-pmi-indicates-4th-month-contraction-yuan-weakens-fresh-14-months-lows

And the US is middle class overtaken by Canada, with Norway and the Netherlands in pursuit… (via @went1955)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/23/upshot/the-american-middle-class-is-no-longer-the-worlds-richest.html?_r=0

Ah well, not for the economist, but being a long distance runner, I could not let this one go (via @nieuwenhuijse)

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/04/23/upshot/what-good-marathons-and-bad-investments-have-in-common.html

Cool and simple chart on one of the strengths of bitcoin

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-future-of-the-blockchain-2014-4

Ah, the coming of a new sequence: how Americans die (obesity) part II!

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-04-22/rise-fatty

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