Good morning. Looks impressive, but I would like to see this one relative to the total market before I believe the hype…

http://www.bespokeinvest.com/thinkbig/2014/6/23/energy-sector-goes-wild.html

And there goes France again…

http://www.businessinsider.com/french-pmi-2014-6

“Top 11 Funniest Papers in the History of Economics”
http://250words.com/2014/06/top-11-funniest-papers-in-the-history-of-economics/

In case you are scared about that that rise in inflation rates…

http://economistsview.typepad.com/timduy/2014/06/inflation-hysteria.html

It is not the VIX you should be watching, it is the SKEW/VIX! Or at least, it is this week

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-06-23/market-has-never-been-more-fearful-extreme-event

Well, maybe this is useful for someone?

http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2014/06/22/late-90s-rock-revival/

This is getting painful…

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/06/23/more-than-one-in-every-10-vehicles-on-the-road-has-been-recalled-since-january/

Some more thoughts about the VIX

http://online.wsj.com/articles/ahead-of-the-tape-beware-of-reading-too-much-into-fear-gauge-1403461938

This is the chart-version of a long-read. A long-chart.

http://www.businessinsider.com/wage-chart-2014-6

Okay, one more soccer chart. Why it is good that Spain has been licked out…

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2014/06/daily-chart-15

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