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The Fed is floating trial balloons on further action to spur the economy.  (WSJ, FT Alphaville, Money Game)

Smallish hedge funds are reluctant to get too big these days.  (Dealbook)

Quants did just fine in August.  (MarketBeat)

The win-win situation facing Swiss stocks at this point.  (WSJ)

Scandinavian currencies as the next safe havens.  (FT, Bloomberg)

Even record low rates cannot induce much mortgage refinancing activity.  (Economic Musings)

Job dynamics are made up of both new jobs created and jobs lost.  (A Dash of Insight)

Netflix ($NFLX) is going to continue to face tough headwinds.  (Fortune Tech)

Hulu’s owners should “take the money and run.”  (FT)

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