1 Br’er Rabbit Lives! Banks Now Favoring Paying “Insurance” Fee. Yves Smith: "So why are the bankers rallying behind an Obama-type fee? Because the charge is too low, natch!"
2 Greeks denying gifts. Stephanie Flanders: "The more doubt there is about the Greek safety net, the higher the risk premium on Greek debt will go—the more likely it is that Greece will fall"
3 Catcher in the Alps: Caulfield does Davos. Andrew Hill: "If I’d just screwed the world economy, I’d get the hell out and keep my head well down. But not these guys"
4 10 Updated Colloquialisms for the Modern Age. Anton Olsen: "That’s a hard act to unfollow"