Good morning. Chinese GDP: steady she goes…

http://soberlook.com/2014/10/no-hard-landing-for-chinas-economy-for.html

Gavyn Davies on the market volatility seen last week

http://blogs.ft.com/gavyndavies/2014/10/19/what-is-global-market-turbulence-telling-us/

A cool report on droughts in the US

http://www.hamiltonproject.org/papers/in_times_of_drought_nine_economic_facts_about_water_in_the_us/

This is for under the header humor

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-10-20/crocodile-jaws-spring-open-again-preparing-bite

How big Shale actually is, as seen during the night

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/10/20/americas-oil-boom-is-visible-from-space/

The seasonal pattern of US buybacks

http://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-on-buybacks-and-market-volatility-2014-10

The OECD looks at the deflationary risk of the Eurozone…

http://www.oecdobserver.org/news/fullstory.php/aid/4485

AN INFOGRAPHIC!! It must have been months since I last published one.. (via @durkveenstra)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/money/11174013/The-history-of-money-from-barter-to-bitcoin.html

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