CEO's Blog

Good morning!

In some ways, I’m an old-fashioned kind of guy. I still enjoy reading newspapers, and I get a thrill out visiting the newsstand with its rows of magazines and newspapers from all over the world. But it’s undeniable that over the years, the quality of daily newspapers has steadily deteriorated. So much so that a few months ago, we actually cancelled our home delivery.

Nowadays, all newspapers present the very same content online, and it’s usually even available for free. But meanwhile an entirely new development, the blog, has quietly emerged as the premier source of news and analysis online. I thought I would share with you all some of my all-time favourite blogs:

Calculated Risk
An excellent finance and economics blog with an emphasis on real estate that consistently impresses me with the quality of its analysis and graphs. I’ve learned a lot from this blog.

Naked Capitalism
Another outstanding blog. Main contributor Yves Smith may be an “insider”, but he is highly respected in the blogosphere for his unvarnished commentary on the finance world.

Jesse’s Café Americain
This site combines high-quality writing and economic analysis with an aesthetic sensibility. Not to be missed: the mouth-watering food pictures on the left-hand side. Yum!!

Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis
Michael Shedlock (“Mish”) is an opinionated investment advisor who can be scathing in his attacks on public policy, but he’s rarely wrong and always worth reading.

Do you have favourite blogs that you’d like to share? Drop me a line and let me know!

Yours truly,
John

Update: The Baseline Scenario
A recent discovery, this is the blog of former IMF Chief Economist Simon Johnson, whose insights into the murky world of banking and finance are cogent and thought-provoking.