Here are seven (or so) links at 7AM Eastern.  We will see you later with the daily linkfest.  Good luck out there.

PMIs

China’s flash PMI at best was a mixed bag.  (FT Alphaville)

France is not core Europe.  (Money Game)

Earnings

Checking in on Q1 earnings season to-date.  (The Reformed Broker, Money Game)

Earnings season is no time for traders to try and play the hero. (chessNwine, ibid)

A profile of earnings estimate disrupter Estimize.  (Businessweek)

The worst is over for Japanese earnings.  (Bloomberg)

Week in review/preview

DH, ” Basically, I’m long caution, and short precision.”  (Dynamic Hedge)

Traders will be focusing on the Fed this week, should investors?  (A Dash of Insight)

Where markets stand at week-end.  (Global Macro Monitor, ibid)

The economic week that was.  (Bonddad Blog, Calculated Risk)

The coming week in economic statistics.  (Calculated Risk)

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