On FT Alphaville Thursday morning,
- This bank-engineered equity rally.
- Banks’ flashy commodity positions.
- The bulk penetration myth.
- Baleful Aiful – a tale of Japan’s consumer lenders.
- The rise and fall of the middle classes.
- Sarah Palin’s CLSA speech in Further reading.
- Those living wills in Pink picks.
- RAW and tear-jerking steak in Markets Live.
On FT.com,
- Pound slides after King backs weaker currency.
- Merkel warns G20 against focusing on imbalances.
- Stimulus worries hit FTSE 100.