Best of the Web: 14-10-15, nr 1087

Good morning. The Global wealth report of Credit Suisse is out! With the special topic: wealth inequality!

 http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2014/10/14/2006542/and-the-special-credit-suisse-wealth-topic-this-year-is/

…and this is what The Economist has made of it NbgVQLo9J661gcXxuFKbHwuSAp282EWhy68RWP8dgsSwXWV4WTzst-EZGkfqPExJhvOk4VPVel6naSK2Wl7zoTqQQuSAenWRjBdXGsceEheHvLOUF4EYx07SQx683tN8eA

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2014/10/daily-chart-8

A bit of background on market crashes. As a warning, I have seen different numbers as well…

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http://awealthofcommonsense.com/heading-another-crash/

Some thoughts on oil/OPEC

http://ftalphaville.ft.com/files/2014/10/Screen-Shot-2014-10-14-at-13.16.50.png

http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2014/10/14/2005952/when-the-cartel-bursts-brent-edition/

Which fits in nicely with this chart of The Economist: how oil affects the financial state of numerous countries…

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http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2014/10/daily-chart-7

…and here is some more on oil…

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http://online.wsj.com/articles/opec-competition-pushes-crude-lower-1413194740

This one fits in nicely with the theme: emerging markets sensitivity to commodity shocks

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http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2014/10/14/2006642/how-will-ems-be-affected-by-commodity-price-declines/

Are there still inflationistas out there? Anywhere?

five year breakevens

http://www.businessinsider.com/breakevens-making-new-lows-2014-10

This one is for the infrastructure huggers out there…

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http://www.bruegel.org/nc/blog/detail/article/1457-infrastructure-investment-is-a-no-brainer/

I have probably shown this one before. Still a nice chart though.

OECD natural disasters economic damage

http://www.businessinsider.com/oecd-disaster-charts-2014-10

“South Florida, in particular, is a sitting duck.” I picked this one because of that line. No clue if it is true

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/10/07/why-floridas-record-setting-hurricane-drought-portends-danger/

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