Good morning. See? Trump is not going overboard at all…
Making America safe again…
https://www.businessinsider.nl/what-is-the-risk-of-being-killed-by-a-foreign-terrorist-trump-ban2017-1/
Best of last week, Says me.
https://lukasdaalder.com/2017/01/27/best-in-economics-this-week-january-27/
India is not happy with the credit rating agencies…
https://qz.com/899041/the-indian-government-has-delivered-a-piercing-criticism-of-rating-firms-like-standard-poors-and-moodys/
Country report by the IMF on Spain
http://www.imf.org/en/Publications/CR/Issues/2017/01/30/Spain-Selected-Issues-44600
High yield spreads in the US still moving lower
https://www.bespokepremium.com/think-big-blog/high-yield-spreads-still-holding-up/
Peak deflation?
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/advanced-economies-end-of-deflation-by-carmen-reinhart-2017-01
No less than two reports on fiscal policy in the Eurozone. This one is from the ECB
http://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/scpops/ecbop182.en.pdf
…and this one (somewhat more critical) is from the IMF
http://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2017/01/30/Fiscal-Politics-in-the-Euro-Area-44601
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