Good morning. Could all the Chinese leaders please read this? “Resolving China’s Corporate Debt Problem”

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2016/wp16203.pdf
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2016/10/17/2177318/defensive-credit-creation-and-vicious-circles-in-china/

The winner takes all…. And youtube trumps facebook!

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2016/10/daily-chart-9

Going for a new record?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/10/17/clinton-says-she-wont-add-a-penny-to-the-national-debt-thats-highly-unlikely/

I have shown this one more often

http://ritholtz.com/2016/10/long-history-long-10-year-us-treasury-yields/

The ongoing decline of Japanese export markets

http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2016/10/17/2177350/on-the-return-of-japanese-inflation/

Productivity. I am almost wishing for a post on Piketty by now

http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-the-economy-doesnt-roar-anymore-1476458742

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