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# February 26, 2018
- URL: https://www.thejanusobserver.com/february-26-2018/
- Published: 2018-02-26T12:00:29.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T20:05:18.000Z
- Author: Jonathan Janus
- Tags: Uncategorized, China, Cryptocurrencies, Demographics, Household Debt, Interest Rates, Investment Management, Mortgage Rates, Wealth Management Products, #Migrated-1792957904788, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-25 19:52

# Perspective

[Economist - Daily Chart: Are alpha males worse investors? 2/20](https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2018/02/daily-chart-13?fsrc=scn%2Ftw%2Fte%2Fbl%2Fed%2F&%3Ffsrc%3Dscn%2F=tw%2Fdc&ref=thejanusobserver.com)

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/economist_do-alpha-males-deliver-alpha_2-20-181-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/economist%5Fdo-alpha-males-deliver-alpha%5F2-20-181.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

[WSJ - Household Debt Sees Quiet Boom Across the Globe - Josh Zumbrun 2/18](https://www.wsj.com/articles/household-debt-sees-quiet-boom-across-the-globe-1518969601?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_global-household-debt-levels_2-18-18-w-247.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj%5Fglobal-household-debt-levels%5F2-18-18.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

WSJ - Daily Shot: United Nations - Global Population Trends 2/23

- "The global population pyramid is expected to invert by 2100 as the population gets closer to peak levels."

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_un-global-population-pyramid_2-22-18-w-235.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj%5Fdaily-shot%5Fun-global-population-pyramid%5F2-22-18.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_un-global-population-by-region_2-22-18-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj%5Fdaily-shot%5Fun-global-population-by-region%5F2-22-18.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_un-global-population-growth-rate-by-region_2-22-18-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj%5Fdaily-shot%5Fun-global-population-growth-rate-by-region%5F2-22-18.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

# Markets / Economy

WSJ - Daily Shot: Credit Suisse - Domestic Equity Flows 2/23

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_credit-suisse-domestic-equity-flows_2-23-18-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj%5Fdaily-shot%5Fcredit-suisse-domestic-equity-flows%5F2-23-18.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

# Real Estate

WSJ - Daily Shot: FRED - US mortgage rates 2/23

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_fred-us-mortgage-rates_2-23-18-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj%5Fdaily-shot%5Ffred-us-mortgage-rates%5F2-23-18.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

# Finance

WSJ - Daily Shot: U.S. 3-Month LIBOR Exchange Rate 2/20

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_u-s-3-month-libor-exchange-rate_2-20-18-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj%5Fdaily-shot%5Fu-s-3-month-libor-exchange-rate%5F2-20-18.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

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# [WSJ - Daily Shot: U.S. Borrowing Costs Among Highest in Developed World - Richard Barley 2/21](https://www.wsj.com/articles/heres-a-change-u-s-borrowing-costs-among-highest-in-developed-world-1519215397?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_ten-year-government-bond-yields_2-21-18-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj%5Fdaily-shot%5Ften-year-government-bond-yields%5F2-21-18.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

# Cryptocurrency

WSJ - Daily Shot: Bitcoin 2/22

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_bitcoin_2-22-18-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj%5Fdaily-shot%5Fbitcoin%5F2-22-18.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

# China

[Economist - The rapid rise and fall of the Anbang empire 2/23](https://www.economist.com/news/business-and-finance/21737343-chinas-government-takes-control-its-would-be-financial-colossus-rapid-rise?cid1=cust/ddnew/email/n/n/20180223n/owned/n/n/ddnew/n/n/n/nna/Daily%5FDispatch/email&etear=dailydispatch&ref=thejanusobserver.com)

- "China's government takes control of its would-be financial colossus."

WSJ - Daily Shot: BMI, Chinawealth - China Wealth Management Product Growth 2/22

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_bmi-chinawealth-china-wealth-management-product-growth_2-22-18-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj%5Fdaily-shot%5Fbmi-chinawealth-china-wealth-management-product-growth%5F2-22-18.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

[WSJ - China's Communist Party Proposal Sets Stage for Xi to Hold Onto Power - Chun Han Wong 2/25](https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-communist-party-proposes-scrapping-presidential-term-limits-1519549709?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

- "Proposal would eliminate the constitutional cap on presidential terms." Currently set at two terms of five years each.