These are some of the interesting reads that I found on Thursday and Friday morning. Hope you too will find them interesting. Some are market related, some are on geopolitics and some are just for fun. Investors Are Optimistic About 2015 – Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s semiannual Investor Pulse Poll surveys a national sample of investors…

Milton Friedman’s 1964 theory on booms and busts explains what’s happening in Europe – While this view may be true, a theory suggested by Milton Friedman in 1964 (and revisited in 1993) proposes a complementary hypothesis: these strong recoveries are just natural after particularly deep recessions. Explaining Recovery Performance in Europe – Maybe the point is that…

Poland is worried about Britain leaving the euro zone – “Forgetting the natural conflict between EU net payers and receivers, there are things on which Britain and Poland have common cause, like making sure that the role of the non-members of the euro zone within the EU is protected.” Argentina in no rush to re-start debt…

Noted for you Tuesday morning procrastination or ruminations – take you pick. Here is what I read on Monday and Tuesday morning. Here’s how a Greek exit from the euro zone would play out – Therefore, if Grexit happens, it is likely to be a staged withdrawal, undertaken reluctantly. The first stage would begin with bank…

Here’s Yellen’s Challenge: Staying Cautious With Good News – The biggest unknown for Yellen and her policy committee is how financial conditions respond to the first rate increase. How will that affect business investment, the housing market and the cost of credit for everyday consumers? Overcoming an over-sized reaction in credit markets depends a lot on communicating…

Noted for your weekend procrastinations. Cyprus: an island in search of a saga to learn from – In March 2013 Cyprus stared into the abyss of financial collapse. In order to qualify for a €10bn Troika loan, the absolute maximum the Troika – i.e. the European Union, EU, the European Central Bank, ECB and the International…

Finally, it is the Friday – weekend is nearer. Here is what I found around the nest interesting. Maybe these will appeal to you too. Some are related to economics, some to markets, some to geopolitics and some are just for fun. Can Ukraine Gnaw Its Way out of Trouble? – For one thing, fighting never stopped. The…

Here is the happenings around the net that I found interesting. Perhaps you will find them interesting too. No Economy is an Island – Dan Alpert – A more rigorous look under the hood of the U.S. economy. Tech investors have gone to war against banks – Index Ventures co-founder Neil Rimer said that Funding Circle exemplifies…

Noted for your Wednesday morning reading. Here is what I found interesting around the net. Hope you too will find these interesting. Indian economist Mody plays on bond writedown stances – The Government’s stance on Greece looks to have been based in large part on the view that Greece is not going to get a significant…

Noted for your Tuesday morning procrastinations. Here is what I found around the net on Monday and Tuesday morning. Hope you too will find these interesting. Greek Talks With Euro-Area Finance Ministers Break Up – “As talks collapse at the Eurogroup today, Greece finds itself now closer to a new bankruptcy within the Euro and potentially”…