Good morning. Interesting chart on the underlying ‘exchange rate’ of the various US states…

https://www.bespokepremium.com/the-closer/the-closer-surveying-the-states-unemployment-and-reers-4517/

The savings glut: it is the corporates that have been saving more…

http://voxeu.org/article/global-corporate-saving-glut

All you ever wanted to ask on Mifid II
https://www.esma.europa.eu/sites/default/files/library/esma35-43-349_mifid_ii_qas_on_investor_protection_topics.pdf?dm_i=40DO,6IDY,3126VP,NQOB,1

This is one way to solve the discrepancy between soft and hard data..

https://www.bespokepremium.com/think-big-blog/ism-services-declines-to-lowest-level-since-october/

Hardliners on Brexit

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2017/04/daily-chart-2

UK housing: the canary down the mine?

https://www.businessinsider.nl/the-british-property-boom-is-over-2017-4/

China’s confusing trade numbers…

http://blogs.cfr.org/setser/2017/04/04/chinas-confusing-trade-and-current-account-numbers/

Sure, nominal GDP estimates have been upped. Because of inflation, that is

https://www.businessinsider.nl/jeff-gundlach-webcast-slides-asset-allocation-april-2017-4/?international=true&r=US

Painful.

http://www.etf.com/sections/etf-industry-perspective/vanguard-evolution-active-management?nopaging=1

More on the productivity puzzle

https://flipchartfairytales.wordpress.com/2017/04/04/productivity-and-bad-bosses/

Interesting chart from the Nigerian country report by the IMF

http://www.imf.org/en/Publications/CR/Issues/2017/04/05/Nigeria-2017-Article-IV-Consultation-Press-Release-Staff-Report-and-Statement-by-the-44792

A complete overview of all previous editions of Best of the Web can be found here http://tinyurl.com/c8ge4c5. All links provided are collected from public websites, unless otherwise specified. I have not checked the data or information for accuracy used, and therefore do not guarantee that all data provided will be 100% correct. The links provided do not necessarily reflect my personal opinion and should be seen as general interest: oftentimes I do not agree with arguments presented, but nevertheless think it is worthwhile to read them. It is up to the reader to make up their own mind. Suggestions or discussions are more than welcome. Do not quote unless specifically cleared beforehand!