This is a post in a series of recommendations I have written. They all end up here.
Something has shifted. In 2012 a lot of finance pros out of the US started blogging and in 2013 it seems like the trend moved to Europe.
These are the blogs you need to follow, subscribe to and bookmark:
Pawelmorski - A supreme economics blog by the anonymous fund manager Pawel Morski (@pawelmorski). He made a big name for himself during the Cyprus disaster and before 10am on Saturday morning he had a complete analysis out. The profesonal analysts did have their notes out until Sunday night, or Monday morning.
The Reformed Broker - John Brown (@ReformedBroker) is a blogging superstar and really does not need my recommendation, but I give it regardless. He has one of the best moral compasses I've seen. Also he gives some very good, and funny, investing advice.
Mark Dow - Hedgie Mark Dow (@mark_dow) is not as well known as he should be. His latest post, on why the carry trade is dead, is just excellent. Shares the knowledge.
Abnormal Returns - Due to Tadas Viskanta's (@abnormalreturns) daily links, you don't really need an RSS reader. So high quality. An obvious start to the day. Every day.
Barnejek - A blog by the anon analyst Barnejek (@barnejek) that is also excellent. I would hate to be a journalist with guys like this to compete with. He's a great resource for Eastern Europe.
Felix Salmon - The Reuters superstart Felix Salmon (@felixsalmon) creates news whenever he blogs. He loves the long reads, so in the future a TL;DR would be nice at the top.
Joe Weisenthal - No one works harder, writes more and tweets more than Joe Weinsenthal (@TheStalwart). Now that he is an editor at Business Insider, he writes a little less, but it feels like it adds more of a punch to his pieces.
Also Sprach Analyst - This anon analyst (@theanalyst_hk) recides in Hong Kong and is a China critic. The blog is read by a lot of important people. Well worth a read on a weekly basis to keep tabs on China.
Peter Warren - The hedgie Peter Warren (@PeterCWarren) is fiercely smart and yet both willing to share the knowledge and still very humble. He writes only in Norwegian (despite being a Brit), but I suggest you Google Translate it to get a gist of it, cause it is really good stuff. EVERY time.
Kit Juckes - The FX analyst Kit Juckes (@kitjuckes) blogs maybe twice a month. But he has some tremendous insights and is a great writer.
FT Alphaville - The guys over at FT Alphaville (@FTAlphaville) are really smart, blog a lot and has a great liveblog every day. It's a must read, especially in the mornings. Just great stuff all the time.