Steeper and steeper…

https://www.blackrockblog.com/2015/12/11/economic-trends-in-charts/

If you want to read a good report on real bond yields, this one is a solid starting point!

http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/research/Documents/workingpapers/2015/swp571.pdf

Although high yields are also making a comeback, as such…

http://uk.businessinsider.com/debt-chart-from-goldman-sachs-shows-you-why-junk-bonds-have-been-so-popular-2015-12

Speaking of which: this is the first negative year for high yields since 2008

http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2015/12/14/2147788/it-really-has-been-a-bad-year-for-high-yield/

Cool chart on how big China is in Africa. It is not happening in Lesotho though…

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2015/12/chinese-investment-in-africa/

So much for ageing having an impact on asset returns (stocks that is)

http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2015/12/11/2147584/why-should-changes-in-population-structure-affect-valuations/

A bit of history on the weird debt ceiling they have in the US

http://www.nber.org/papers/w21799.pdf

The Trump is still at top

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2015/12/fifth-republican-debate

Credit cards! You still get impressive spreads in that business…

http://uk.businessinsider.com/what-fed-hike-means-for-auto-home-loans-credit-cards-2015-12

Cool chart showing how inflation keeps on under delivering

http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2015/12/fed-watch-makes-you-wonder-what-the-fed-is-thinking.html

Inflation, deflation: a pretty even draw…

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2015/12/14/a-brief-history-of-u-s-inflation-since-1775/

Why low rates may be here to stay

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/15/upshot/why-very-low-interest-rates-may-stick-around.html

A bit of reading by the ECB on the employment recover in the Eurozone

http://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/other/eb201508_article01.en.pdf

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