The Big Picture has a nice chart showing Citi’s economic surprise index...
Jet fuel consumption… EIA
Here is a look at world jet fuel consumption from the EIA’s This Week in Petroleum:
Oil market’s vol decline… WSJ
I have some problems with this article in the WSJ on the decline of volatility... The article starts with this: “When Laura and Marco barreled
The inflation debate… Bloomberg
Bloomberg has an excellent piece on the inflation debate, here... Here are a few charts, but do read the whole thing...
3 reasons why oil won’t rally… OilPrice.com
Alex Kimani, OilPrice.com, makes the argument against higher prices, here... Here are 3 reasons why oil prices might remain in limbo for much
China’s economy is back… WSJ
From today’s Wall Street Journal Newsletter, here... “China's economy is bouncing back—and gaining ground on the U.S. Across China, restaurants and
5 year returns… The Capital Spectator
Here is a look at 5 year returns for selected asset classes from The Capital Spectator... (Hat tip to Abnormal Returns)...
Floating storage… Reuters
Julia Payne, Reuters, discusses the decline of floating storage of oil in the world except China, here...
Some high frequency indicators… Calculated Risk
From the excellent Calculated Risk, here are some high frequency economic indicators: