Good morning. CEO’s around the world, the optimism top 10

http://www.statista.com/chart/3174/the-markets-global-ceos-are-most-optimistic-about/

An explanation as to why wage growth has been low in the US (and why this will change)

https://hcexchange.conference-board.org/blog/post.cfm?post=3523&blogid=1

And just when you think Emerging Markets are done and over with, back they come!

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-02-03/ritholtz-s-reads-know-when-to-hold-em

An infographic from the FT on passive investing

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/b3c0c960-a56c-11e4-bf11-00144feab7de.html

Some info on the carbon markets around the world

http://blogs.worldbank.org/climatechange/networking-climate-actions-stronger-international-carbon-market

Sometimes I wonder whether these kind of charts are actually build on data or just simply fantasy…

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/02/03/the-fastest-growing-food-in-the-world/

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