Good morning. S&P500 at 2000!!! (and closing below it, of course)

http://qz.com/239232/americans-may-now-begin-snorting-derisively-at-sp-2000/

Very cool chart. I guess football, golf and tennis are the most unequal sports of them all… 🙂

https://twitter.com/stuartathompson/status/503962501676294144

It is not just inflation that has been in decline in Europe: expectations are also down…

http://www.businessinsider.com/europe-inflation-expectations-decline-2014-8

…and here are more worries for the European economy: the disappearance of middle class…

http://www.vox.com/2014/8/23/6057551/autor-job-polarization

Let’s set up a conference call! (via Rajat Narula)

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/08/study-nobody-is-paying-attention-to-you-on-conference-calls/378912/

Might be interesting: “Behavioral Economics and Macroeconomic Models”
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2014/08/behavioral-economics-and-macroeconomic-models/

“Saving is not enough” A study into US saving habits…

http://ngam.natixis.com/docs/724/617/natixis_401k_web,0.pdf

This looks interesting (inflation convergence within the eurozone), but the research only looks at Zara prices

http://www.voxeu.org/article/pricing-and-ez-membership-evidence-latvia

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