Macerata Economics - 7/4/14

http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_donnelly_shows_how_stats_fool_juries
http://www.ted.com/talks/david_mccandless_the_beauty_of_data_visualization#t-506988
http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21599053-chronic-deflation-may-keep-bitcoin-displacing-its-fiat-rivals-money
original word	synonym
marvel	wonder
heist	robbery
aspire	hope
match	equal
Money-ness	ability to be money
stable store	reliable way to save
tuck away	save
yardstick	point of reference
holdings	possessions
clearing house	place of exchange
fees	costs
wallet	place to keep money
prone	susceptible
plunder	robbery
bullish	optimistic
soaring	rising very high
tracking fund	e.g. index fund
take a punt	speculate
retailers	shops
exchange rate	e.g. €1= $1.40
wages	money for work
fall short	not attain
frame of reference	benchmark
quirk	oddity
capped	limited
neat	in order
greases	lubricates
keep pace	stay with
hoard	save
downturn	recession
minted	create money
worryingly	a cause of worry
boosting	promoting
saving grace	redeeming factor
havoc	chaos
faith	belief
withdraw	take out
demise	collapse
stem	slow down