Introduction -- Cross-sectional asset correlations -- The changing character of financial markets -- The flash crash -- Detecting mini bubbles with the VPIN metric -- Foreign exchange and the carry trade -- The enigmatic performance of the Japanese yen -- The Aussie/yen connection 1 -- Precursors to illiquidity -- Mainstream financial economics groping towards a new paradigm -- Could a eurozone breakup trigger another systemic crisis? -- China, commodities, and the global growth narrative -- Drawdowns and tail risk management -- Liquidity and maturity transformation -- Emotional finance and interval confidence -- Adjusting to more correlated financial markets
