Piketty Says EU Politics Risks Driving Greece Out of Euro – Germany and France aren’t just mistreating Greece, “they’re mistreating themselves,” Piketty said. “We need more political integration, more democratic institutions. You can’t just do it with summits of finance ministers.” Fed Officials Divided Over June Liftoff, FOMC Minutes Show – “They are data dependent, and the…

Here is some reading material for your weekend pleasure. Some are related to the market, some to economics, some to geo-politics and some are for fun. Hope you will find these interesting and useful. Symmetric Scots – This theory mainly focuses on the problem of responding to asymmetric shocks — a slump in Spain while…

Here is what I read on Thursday and early Good Friday. Hope you will find these interesting and useful. Some are market related, some relate to geo-politics and some are for fun. Central Bank Solvency and Inflation – When the Fed buys long-term Treasuries by issuing interest-bearing reserves, it effectively retires this long-term debt, at least…

Here is what I read on late on Monday and early Tuesday morning. Some are related to markets, some to geo-politics and some are for fun. Hope you will find these interesting. How DIY Bond Traders Displaced Wall Street’s Hot Shots – “The liquidity is provided by the clients, not the dealers,” said MacQueen, a 34-year bond-market…

Europe is suddenly booming — this is why – The eurozone has had an infamously weak recovery, and two recessions, since 2008, all amid the chaos of whether Greece would exit (and take other countries in southern Europe with it). But there are a few main factors that help explain why there’s a recovery underway now. Bernanke…

Here are some reading materials for your weekend information gathering. As usual, some are market related, some concern the geo-politics and some are for fun. Some are short, some long. Some are agreeable and some not but all are informative. 9 ETFs That Screen for Dividend Growth – So how should you choose an ETF? Here are returns, expense…

Here is what is happening around the net. Some of these articles are related to the market, some to geo-politics and some to general stuff. Hope you will find these useful and informative. EU Leaders Dampen Greek Hopes For Bailout Relief – Tsipras, brushing aside the criticism, insisted his government will end austerity and increase social spending.…

Here is what I found around the net interesting. Hopefully you will also find these useful and informative. Yellen Strikes a Dovish Tone – Note that the Fed is capitulating here. The distance between the bond market and the Fed rate expectations has been something of a conundrum for policymakers.  But it is now clear…

Noted for you Wednesday morning procrastinations. Here are some of the interesting things that I found around the net. Hopefully, you will find these useful and interesting too. How a Rising Dollar Is Creating Trouble for Emerging Economies – The soaring value of the American dollar is rippling across the globe. As it rises, it is…

Here is what I read on Monday and early Tuesday around the net. Some are market related, some tare on geo-politics and some are for fun. Hope you will find these useful and informative. The US Oil Bust Just Got Worse – So there is a very good chance that storage capacity will disappear as a death trap…