ECB's responsibility to contribute to the macroeconomic performance of the euro area economy, which suffers from an unemployment rate of almost 9%.

ECONOMIST: Pressure on inflation

There are also reports on bank and corporate restructuring, macroeconomic performance and business confidence, most from official sources: the IMF, central banks, the World Bank.

FORBES: Emerging Markets

Even though Malkiel dismisses the usefulness of near-term predictions, he does not refrain from holding strong views on the influence of macroeconomic trends over longer term investment performance.

FORBES: Burton Malkiel Advises Running From Bonds Into Dividends, Emerging Markets

He argues, probably rightly, that bad macroeconomic policies in the past have held back Britain's economic performance.

ECONOMIST: Singing in the rain