Good morning. Fed hikes in december = cut in early 2017, if history is anything to go by

http://uk.businessinsider.com/db-slok-the-central-bank-hall-of-shame-2015-12

okay, now it is getting boring: another one who is warning on the bond markets…

http://uk.businessinsider.com/citigroups-credit-outlook-for-2016-2015-12

“The Appeal of Sustainable Investing”

http://news.morningstar.com/articlenet/article.aspx?id=731709

Woat?? Robeco is not in the top 10??

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2015/12/50-best-places-to-work/

Nice chart, not sure whether this data is reliable though

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2015/12/technologies-receiving-the-most-investment-from-vcs/

A bit of perspective on the US earnings

https://www.gmo.com/docs/default-source/public-commentary/gmo-quarterly-letter.pdf?sfvrsn=18

The US middle class is losing ground….

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/12/09/459087477/the-tipping-point-most-americans-no-longer-are-middle-class
http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2015/12/09/the-american-middle-class-is-losing-ground/

And here is another one on that…

http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2015/12/demise-of-the-us-middle-class-now-official.html

Cool chart.

http://uk.businessinsider.com/fathom-report-on-chinese-trade-with-africa-2015-12

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