Good Morning. The Debt ceiling is back. Oh wait, there was never a ceiling to begin with…

http://ritholtz.com/2017/08/recent-history-debt-limit/

And this is an older (and better looking) overview

https://lukasdaalder.com/2013/10/29/best-in-economics-this-week-october-18/

Oxford Economics lowers its outlook for a smooth Brexit

https://www.businessinsider.nl/brexit-free-trade-deal-oxford-economics-2017-8/

AQR is putting up a brave effort to try to sell bonds… (based on numbers of the past)

https://www.aqr.com/library/aqr-publications/asset-allocation-in-a-low-yield-environment

A bit of history on the start of the financial crisis

http://voxeu.org/article/financial-crisis-ten-years

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