Good morning. Upside risks. They exist, it appears…
I didn’t read this, but it looks interesting
http://voxeu.org/article/european-unemployment-and-labour-market-reforms-two-handed-approach
The land of the robots is….?
http://www.businessinsider.com/bernstein-china-robots-and-the-end-of-adam-smiths-wealth-of-nations-2016-12
Cool chart from the OECD pension markets in focus (and yes, there is more)
http://www.oecd.org/finance/private-pensions/pensionmarketsinfocus.htm
The permanent portfolio?With gold!!
http://theirrelevantinvestor.com/2016/12/02/the-permanent-portfolio/
Are buybacks on the way out?
https://www.businessinsider.nl/buybacks-stalling-deutsche-bank-2016-12/
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