Good morning. Interesting chart, showing that although the market as a whole is going higher, the rally is carried by less and less stocks…

http://www.businessinsider.com/fewer-stocks-hitting-52-week-highs-2014-5

The lost growth of the 2007-2013 period per country (via @Johan3704)

https://twitter.com/YiannisMouzakis/status/471536552728739840/photo/1

A bit of longer term perspective: “ Central Bank balance sheets: Expansion and Reduction since 1900”

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2014/05/niall-ferguson-central-bank-balance-sheets-expansion-and-reduction-since-1900/

Lack of volatility, shown in a different way…

http://climateerinvest.blogspot.in/2014/05/its-quiet-out-there-600-days-without-3.html

The Week in tweets! And I feature in this one, with a ‘Lukas-ie’!!

http://www.oneworld.nl/bloggen/blogs/de-week-tweets/de-week-van-went-tweets-10

In Dutch, but interesting for those active in the Dutch pension sector: “Meningen over
pensioenkwesties”

http://www.cbs.nl/NR/rdonlyres/776A3821-792C-444C-ABC9-5B099B53B0D0/0/20140502v4art.pdf

Emerging markets equities are trying to shake the downtrend

http://www.bespokeinvest.com/thinkbig/2014/5/28/emerging-market-rally-in-perspective.html
http://online.wsj.com/articles/emerging-markets-bounce-back-1401301448

Now, this is what I call a dubious chart. Adding the last two years together to make it look like a boom. #tssss

http://qz.com/208379/why-africas-debt-downgrades-are-good-news-for-africans/

This one on the other hand (same source: quartz) is a nice one though

Interesting shift in US immigration patterns over the past 100 years

http://www.businessinsider.com/pew-immigration-maps-2014-5

How to build the tallest building: by just adding a spike to the building…

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2014/05/vanity-height/

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