June 10

How the Robots Lost: High-Frequency Trading's Rise and Fall
{http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-06-06/how-the-robots-lost-high-frequency-tradings-rise-and-fall#r=rss}

'Shock jock' disrupts BBC's Sunday Politics show
{http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22832994}

This Is Your Brain on Coffee
{http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/06/this-is-your-brain-on-coffee/}

SO YOU WANT TO TRADE FOR A LIVING: HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU REALLY NEED
{http://bclund.com/2013/06/02/so-you-want-to-trade-for-a-living-how-much-money-do-you-really-need/}

The Carney crush... why London is in a frenzy over the Bank of England's dashing new Governor
{http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/the-carney-crush-why-london-is-in-a-frenzy-over-the-bank-of-englands-dashing-new-governor-8651864.html}

Training in Croyde, nice day for it.

Thursday, June 06, 2013

Why worry about the US bond market?
{http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22778031}

IMF: Our Greek bailout was full of ‘notable failures’
{http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/05/imf-our-greek-bailout-was-full-of-notable-failures/}

You thought central bank money printing was at an end? Don’t bet on it
{http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/jeremy-warner/10096842/You-thought-central-bank-money-printing-was-at-an-end-Dont-bet-on-it.html}

Gold prices are heading towards $1,000
{http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/economics-blog/2013/jun/03/gold-bubble-bursts-nouriel-roubini}

The Most Inspiring Running Video Ever
{http://www.businessinsider.com/this-video-will-inspire-you-to-do-anything-2013-3}

The 12 Most Challenging Running Trails In America
{http://www.businessinsider.com/most-challenging-running-paths-in-us-2013-6}

Wednesday 5th June

UK doubles down on housing disaster
{http://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2013/06/uk-doubles-down-on-housing-disaster/}
& {http://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/amol-rajan-george-osborne-is-playing-a-low-political-trick-with-housing-8642043.html}

Ask A Banker: Capital, Capital!
{http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/05/20/185511800/ask-a-banker-capital-capital}

Should We Trust Economists?
{http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/06/should-we-trust-economists/276497/}
Abenomics
{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abenomics}

Tuesday 4th

The bear and the moron
{http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2013/06/04/1523412/the-bear-and-the-moron/}

Is Population Growth a Ponzi Scheme?
{http://churchandstate.org.uk/2012/11/is-population-growth-a-ponzi-scheme/}

Monday 3rd June

Singapore's water companies aim to quench China's $850 billion thirst
{http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/02/us-singapore-water-idUSBRE9510EG20130602}

What’s Happening In Turkey?
{http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2013/06/whats_happening_in_turkey.php}

The Nature of Explanation
{http://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2013/05/the-nature-of-explanation/}

Are We at the Electric Car’s Tipping Point?
{http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/06/01/are-we-at-the-electric-car-s-tipping-point.html}

Cracks have appeared in the Japanese bond market
{http://money.msn.com/bill-fleckenstein/post.aspx?post=1a1ea896-7df1-493e-8680-defcd0de8b87}

More than 1,000 killed in Iraq violence in May
{http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/01/us-iraq-violence-idUSBRE95004P20130601}

Recession out of the picture as Fermanagh puts on a brave face for G8 leaders
{http://www.irishtimes.com/news/recession-out-of-the-picture-as-fermanagh-puts-on-a-brave-face-for-g8-leaders-1.1409112}

Clarke and Dawe - A Fresh Perspective
{http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8iPH1OILHI&feature=player_embedded}

Friday 31st May

No saviour in sight as world credit cycle rolls over
{http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/10087843/No-saviour-in-sight-as-world-credit-cycle-rolls-over.html}

Ice cube knowledge
{http://www.leancrew.com/all-this/2013/05/big-ice-cubes/}

Top 10 cheap eats in Singapore
{http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2013/may/29/top-10-cheap-eats-singapore-street-food}

What Do You Control?
{http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2013/05/what-do-you-control/}

Why You Never Learn From Your Investment Mistakes (cognitive dissonance)
{http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/05/30/why-you-never-learn-from-your-investment-mistakes.aspx}

May 30

The ‘cult of capitalism’ and U.S. moral decline
{http://www.marketwatch.com/Story/story/print?guid=B299D89E-C7D1-11E2-B6EF-002128040CF6}

Warren Buffett on The Stock Market from 1962 [VIDEO]
{http://www.valuewalk.com/2013/05/warren-buffett-video-from-1962/}

Baz on Daft Punk
{http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2013/05/the-daft-punk-album/}

May 29th

"Can Japan Export Its Way to Recovery?"
{http://www.econbrowser.com/archives/2013/05/can_japan_expor.html}

A truce in global currency wars?
{http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22653937}

QE: not inflationary, not ‘reckless’.
{http://coppolacomment.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/inflation-deflation-and-qe.html}

THE NEW AGE OF  XPLORATION
{http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/06/125-everest-maxed-out/jenkins-text}

How Beetle Overcame Nazi Past to Become Americans’ Car
{http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-23/how-beetle-overcame-nazi-past-to-become-americans-car.html}

Tuesday, 28th May

How Gold Rallied for Years on a 'Misunderstanding'
{http://www.cnbc.com/id/100756275}

Misreading the Global Economy
{http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/the-misdiagnosis-of-the-global-economy-by-ashoka-mody}

The Paradox of Dumb Money
{http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2013/05/26/the-paradox-of-dumb-money/}

Nightmare in Portugal
{http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/27/nightmare-in-portugal/}

Elon Musk's Guide to the Galaxy
{http://www.inc.com/magazine/20101001/elon-musks-guide-to-the-galaxy_pagen_2.html}
video {http://www.bloomberg.com/video/73460184-elon-musk-profiled-bloomberg-risk-takers.html}

If Tesla Would Stop Selling Cars, We'd All Save Some Money
{http://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickmichaels/2013/05/27/if-tesla-would-stop-selling-cars-wed-all-save-some-money/}

7 Things You Need As A Trader
{http://joefahmy.com/2013/05/26/7-things-you-need-as-a-trader/}

If You Only Know 5 Things About Investing, Make It These
{http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/05/24/the-5-most-important-finance-rules.aspx}

May 24th

Don’t fear the bubble
{http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2013/05/22/dont-fear-the-bubble/}

Too Much Talk About Liquidity
{http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/17/too-much-talk-about-liquidity/}

The Odds of Disaster: An Economist's Warning on Global Warming
{http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2013/05/the-odds-of-disaster-an-econom-1.html}

Cool..The how to. {http://www.wikihow.com/Dye-a-Baby-Chicken}

23rd May

The story that knocked Japan today (and global indices)?
{http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324787004578496474175386946.html}

22nd May

The real corporate tax puzzle
{http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22612041}

Instead of Low Rates, Let's Have Bigger Deficits
{http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-20/instead-of-low-rates-let-s-have-bigger-deficits.html}

US farmland faces asset bubble test
{http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2651a240-c222-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de.html#axzz2U0YbSp3e}

Is This Why TED Talks Seem So Convincing?
{http://priceonomics.com/is-this-why-ted-talks-seem-so-convincing/}

May 21, 2013

Why Precious Metals Are Taking a Pasting
{http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2013/05/20/why-precious-metals-are-taking-a-pasting/}

Dear Class of ’13: You’ve been scammed
{http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dear-class-of-13-youve-been-scammed-2013-05-17}

Monday, May 20th

Possibility of Spanish downgrade looms over euro zone
{http://blogs.reuters.com/macroscope/2013/05/17/possibility-of-spanish-downgrade-looms-over-euro-zone/}

Some Perspective on the “Can’t Lose” Market
{http://pragcap.com/some-perspective-on-the-cant-lose-market}

Is This Another Bubble? We Can’t Know Without Better Data
{http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-16/is-this-another-bubble-we-can-t-know-without-better-data.html}

Libor in a barrel
{http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21578108-oil-markets-fall-under-suspicion-price-fixing-global-scale-libor}

Friday 17th May

Citi Bans Traders From Using Bloomberg Terminal Chat Groups
{http://www.cnbc.com/id/100743023}

Britons obsess about immigration, Germans focus on education
{http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/may/15/britons-obsess-about-immigration-germans-education}

Does there need to be an economic case for high-speed rail?
{http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22554668}
& HS2:assessing the costs and benefits {http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/cp361.pdf}
&They Meant Well, Government Project Disasters {http://www.iea.org.uk/sites/default/files/publications/files/upldbook419pdf.pdf}

Life-Tracking App Expereal Is Your Personal Weapon Against Cognitive Biases
{http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/16/life-tracking-app-expereal-is-your-personal-weapon-against-cognitive-biases/}

*Friday travel section, places to go if you don't have kids..
European Escape: Idyllic Islands You've Never Heard Of
{http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/top-european-islands-that-are-off-the-beaten-track-a-900340.html}

Britain's best remote campsites
{http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/activityandadventure/10062336/Britains-best-remote-campsites.html}

Behavioural investing
{https://www.fidelity.co.uk/investor/news-views/behaviorial-investing/details.page?whereParameter=behavioural_investing/holding-periods}

Thurs

China: High and dry, Water shortages put a brake on economic growth
{http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7d6f69ea-bc73-11e2-b344-00144feab7de.html#axzz2TS82k4D8}

Farmland prices continue to rise
{http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2013/05/15/farmland-price-boom-continues-but-pace-moderates/}

Wednesday 15th May

Why have so few bankers gone to jail?
{http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/05/economist-explains-why-few-bankers-gone-to-jail}

A Warning About Canada's Banks
{http://www.cnbc.com/id/100732172}

Strategist predicts end of Bitcoin
{http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/14/investing/bremmer-bitcoin/index.html}

Tuesday 14th

China Stocks Fall Amid Economy, Property Concerns

{http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-14/china-s-stock-futures-fall-signaling-drop-for-benchmark-index.html}

Miss smoking? An new cult for you.

{http://www.digitaltrends.com/features/inside-the-world-of-vapers-the-subculture-that-might-save-smokers-lives/}

surprisingly good, Commander Chris Hadfield Bids Farewell to the ISS With Bowie Cover

{http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/05/chris-hadfield-space-david-bowie/}

Spain is officially insolvent: get your money out while you still can
{http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jeremywarner/100024476/spain-is-officially-insolvent-get-your-money-out-while-you-still-can/}

Carson Block Says He’s Shorting Standard Chartered Debt
{http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-12/carson-block-says-he-s-shorting-standard-chartered-debt.html}

Science fiction novels for economists
{http://noahpinionblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/science-fiction-for-economists.html?m=1}

Friday 10th May

Emerging Markets Big Picture – It’s just not as easy as saying “Risk On” and “Risk Off” anymore
{http://emergingmoney.com/bric/78809/}

China doesn’t even want to buy our garbage anymore
{http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/09/chinas-crackdown-on-trash-could-make-it-harder-for-u-s-cities-to-recycle/}

What is the difference between The Netherlands and Holland?
glad to get that want sorted
{http://www.snotr.com/video/10399/What_is_the_difference_between_The_Netherlands_and_Holland?utm_content=bufferdb852&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer}

The Coolest Earth Houses around the World
{http://www.worldsbiggests.com/2013/04/the-coolest-earth-houses-around-world.html}

Thursday 9th May

The most important story in global economics nobody is paying attention to
{http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/08/the-most-important-story-in-global-economics-nobody-is-paying-attention-to/}

Horror as philistine bankers crash the hipster art scene
{http://news.efinancialcareers.com/uk-en/139721/hipsters-lament-as-bankers-crash-the-art-scene/}

Three out of five of Chinese multi-millionaires want to leave the country
{http://qz.com/82284/three-out-of-five-of-chinese-multi-millionaires-want-to-emigrate-out-of-china/}

A Final Embrace: The Most Haunting Photograph from Bangladesh
{http://lightbox.time.com/2013/05/08/a-final-embrace-the-most-haunting-photograph-from-bangladesh/#1}

China ‘Addicted’ to Debt, Now at 205% of GDP: CLSA
{http://www.valuewalk.com/2013/05/china-addicted-to-debt/}


Preventing the next catastrophe: Where do we stand?
{http://www.voxeu.org/article/preventing-next-catastrophe-where-do-we-stand}

Doomed Europe
{http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2013/05/07/doomed-europe/}

Money doesn't follow 'value' it follows performance
{http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2013/05/08/if-you-learn-nothing-else/}


Urban Compass: can a startup finally fix the nightmare of renting an apartment in NYC?
{http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/7/4304374/urban-compass}