Cyprus crises a brief explanation



 The tweet above pretty much sums up the situation, highlighting the confusion with the Cyprus bailout. It also makes clear why Germany is pushing Cyprus to burden its depositors with a one time cut. Germany does not want its tax payers to bear the cost of all the money laundering by the Russians and the careless investments by the Cypriot banks.

Shiller P/E ratio


The Shiller P/E ratio, or the cyclically-adjusted price-earnings ratio, is one of the most popular measures of stock market value. It's calculated by taking the S&P 500 and dividing it by the average of ten years worth of earnings.  If the ratio is above the long-term average of around 15, the stock market is considered expensive.

Today, the Shiller P/E is at 22.6.
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