Good morning. Cool chart on dissidents at the Fed voting. Somehow it looks different from various sources
http://uk.businessinsider.com/lael-brainard-downside-economy-risks-2015-10
But we have to keep in mind that the GDP data is far from reliable for China, let alone for one city
http://paulromer.net/economic-growth/
Fooled by randomness…
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/10/13/hillary-clinton-was-right-the-economy-has-done-better-under-democrats/
Hey! Is the Credit Suisse global wealth databook 2015 published?
http://uk.businessinsider.com/credit-suisse-wealth-pyramid-two-thirds-of-the-worlds-adults-own-just-3-of-its-wealth-2015-10
Yes it is!
http://uk.businessinsider.com/where-the-worlds-ultra-high-net-worth-live-2015-10
The biggest gains and drawdowns over the past 115 years
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2015/10/max-gains-and-drawdowns-for-investors-by-decade/
Higher interest rates would be positive for banks
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-12/lifeline-for-bank-profits-seen-thrown-by-higher-interest-rates
Here is a blog claiming that QE for the people has already been tried in Japan. I am not sure that is correct though?
http://macromarketmusings.blogspot.nl/2015/10/peoples-qe-has-been-tried-before-and.html
“Inflation targeting does not anchor inflation expectations: Evidence from a new firm survey”
http://www.voxeu.org/article/inflation-targeting-and-expectations
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