Good morning. Yesterday’s big news…

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-ecb-makes-interest-rates-negative-2014-6

And here is the reason why….

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2014/06/10-thursday-pm-reading/

Interesting: “ Did Bitcoin Just Have Its First-Ever Reaction To A Central Bank Announcement?”

http://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-jumps-after-ecb-2014-6

Very cool interactive chart from the New York Times on how the crisis has impacted the economy (via @Tilly_Kammeron)

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/06/05/upshot/how-the-recession-reshaped-the-economy-in-255-charts.html

On the bright side: both Switzerland and Germany are doing ok, right? (paywall)

http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21603448-return-old-relationship-between-asset-prices-land-falling-yield

Extreme poverty has declined steadily over the decades (but has remained stubbornly high in Africa)

http://priceonomics.com/extreme-poverty-has-dropped-in-half-since-1990/

Wealth hits a new all-time high in the US. Not all enjoy the ride…

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-06-05/rich-get-richest-household-net-worth-rises-all-time-high-courtesy-67-trillion-financ

I don’t think it is of any use of me, but here you go: Capital (controls) in the 21st century

http://www.voxeu.org/article/capital-controls-21st-century

Somehow, I seriously doubt that this represents the true feelings of europeans…

http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/daniel-gros-rejects-the-view-that-the-european-parliament-election-amounted-to-a-rejection-of-the-eu

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