June 27th

just awesome..HS2 may cost £10bn more than planned, minister tells MPs
{http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23070506}

A political skirmish in Australia could have a big climate impact
{http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/26/a-political-skirmish-in-australia-could-have-a-big-climate-impact/}

Focus on Norway not Cyprus, popped up again, but worth a look
{http://abnormalreturns.com/focus-on-norway-not-cyprus/}

Explanations To 15 Jokes Only Smart People Can Understand
{http://www.businessinsider.com/smart-joke-explanations-2013-6#a-photon-is-going-through-airport-security-the-tsa-agent-asks-if-he-has-any-luggage-the-photon-says-no-im-traveling-light-1}

Around the world in 20 gaffes, love the DofE
{http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/10143022/Around-the-world-in-20-gaffes.html?placement=mid1}

Is Wine bullpoop?
{http://priceonomics.com/is-wine-bullshit/}

We have always been modern, and it has often scared us
{http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/the-h-word/2013/jun/24/technology-history-modernity-speed-fears}

Wednesday 26 June

China's 'Shadow Banks' Fan Debt-Bubble Fears
{http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324637504578563570021019506.html}

{http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/10139214/Anglo-Irish-bankers-tricked-government-into-bailout.html}

Amazing new electric car technology, new land speed record. beats the last record set in ....... erm...1974 ... Progress!
{http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23051252}

Fake It Till You Make It, The Good News About China’s Knockoff Economy
{http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/139452/kal-raustiala-and-christopher-sprigman/fake-it-till-you-make-it?page=show}

Website filler text based on the works of William Gibson
{http://loremgibson.com/}

Cheeky video game takes on troubles of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford
{http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/cheeky-video-game-takes-on-troubles-of-toronto-mayor-rob-ford/article12798415/?service=mobile}

Tuesday

China’s liquidity crunch, and what it means for everyone
{http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2013/06/24/1543092/chinas-liquidity-crunch-and-what-it-means-for-everyone/}

The Best Analyst Note We’ve Ever Seen
{http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2013/06/24/the-best-analyst-note-weve-ever-seen/?mod=trending_now_1}

Cheeseburger in Paradise Island
{http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2013/06/big-mac-index-goes-north-korea}

Wasted! How 'Austerity Osborne' is still squandering billions
{http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/8940411/cuts-what-cuts/}

20th June 2013

“What’s your outlook on the markets and the economy?”
{http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2013/06/whats-your-outlook-on-the-markets-and-the-economy/}

Oh boy! There was nothing wrong with fiscal policy under Labour, says top economics prof
{http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jeremywarner/100024894/oh-boy-there-was-nothing-wrong-with-fiscal-policy-under-labour-says-top-economics-prof/}

Video: Chovanec & Pettis on China’s credit crunch
{http://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2013/06/video-chovanec-pettis-on-chinas-credit-crunch/}

Ron Paul: Gold Could Go to 'Infinity'
{http://www.cnbc.com/id/100825680}

make your own Citi Bike Helmet
{http://learn.adafruit.com/citi-bike-helmet/overview}

Wednesday 19th

7 Important Examples of How Markets Can Fail

{http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Columns/2013/06/18/7-Important-Examples-of-How-Markets-Can-Fail.aspx#page1}

&

Markets Are Not Magic, related

{http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2007/02/markets_are_not.html}

The entire US monetary policy debate in two tweets

{http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2013/06/18/hot-links-save-the-rally/}

China Banking Stress May Come Faster on Cash Crunch, Fitch Says

{http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-18/china-banking-stress-may-come-faster-on-cash-crunch-fitch-says.html}

Oh dear
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/10128482/Day-One-at-Royal-Ascot-2013.html?frame=2593728

Royal Ascot 2013

Monday 17th

SLAVES TO THE ALGORITHM
{http://moreintelligentlife.com/content/features/anonymous/slaves-algorithm?page=full}

Media Rules
{http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2013/06/media-rules/}

Kickstarter almost enabled a $120,000 fraud, and it’s not the first
{http://qz.com/94597/kickstarter-almost-enabled-a-120000-fraud-and-its-not-the-first/}

Bad governance is not mutually exclusive
{http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4b32ecd2-bd58-11e2-a735-00144feab7de.html#axzz2WSUka2U3}

Friday 14th June

Is Abenomics failing? Here’s what you need to know about Japan.

{http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/13/is-abenomics-failing-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-japan/}

How a Greek drama became a global tragedy

{http://mainlymacro.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/how-greek-drama-became-global-tragedy.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+MainlyMacro+(mainly+macro)}

No taper, white boy.Fed Likely to Push Back on Market Expectations of Rate Increase

{http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2013/06/13/hilsen-rescue/}

Separating Investment Advice From Financial Pornography

{http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-solin/separating-investment-advice_b_3365189.html}

{http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/11/travel/hong-kong-kai-tak-airport/index.html?hpt=hp_c4&on.cnn=1}

Thursday 13th June

Former UK drug czar calls banning marijuana and psychedelics "the worst case of scientific censorship since the Catholic Church banned the works of Copernicus and Galileo" {http://boingboing.net/2013/06/12/former-uk-drug-czar-calls-bann.html}
&{http://boingboing.net/2012/09/01/drugs-without-the-hot-air-2.html}

Halfway to an emerging bear market: James Saft
{http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/06/11/us-column-markets-saft-idUSBRE95A03U20130611}

Analysis: Asia's ticking time bonds; Time to cut and run?
{http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/11/us-asia-debt-idUSBRE95A16A20130611}

very contrary, Chovanec 'I never thought anyone would outdo @SwannyDPM's Usain Bolt comment for sheer stupidity on China, but I was wrong
'Strong and steady China – get used to it'
{http://www.smh.com.au/business/china/strong-and-steady-china--get-used-to-it-20130612-2o39k.html}

Wednesday 12th

Ritholtz on Behavioral Investing
{http://www.scribd.com/doc/147132808/Harvard-IRI-pdf}

How Asia Works
{http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2013/06/how-asia-works.html}

The real underpinning for equities
{http://blogs.ft.com/gavyndavies/2013/06/11/the-real-underpinning-for-equities/}

Tony on The Trouble Within Islam
{http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/lee-rigby-and-the-struggle-to-contain-violent-islamists-by-tony-blair}

Decisive Days for Euro: High Court Considers ECB Bond Buys
{http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/german-high-court-considers-challenge-to-ecb-bond-purchases-a-904745.html}

A Hindenburg Omen Raises The Chances of A Stock Market Crash
{http://etfdailynews.com/2013/06/07/a-hindenburg-omen-raises-the-chances-of-a-stock-market-crash/}

Tuesday 11th

The Wisdom of Crowds
{http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2013/06/the-wisdom-of-crowds.html}

10 things economists won’t tell you
{http://www.marketwatch.com/story/10-things-economists-wont-tell-you-2013-06-08?pagenumber=1}

China data highlights weak economy
{http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/06/09/uk-china-economy-inflation-idUKBRE95800P20130609}

When the bond bubble finally bursts, a lot of investors will get hurt
{http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/rogerbootle/10109059/When-the-bond-bubble-finally-bursts-a-lot-of-investors-will-get-hurt.html}

Has the US become the type of nation from which you have to seek asylum?
{http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/09/has-the-us-become-the-kind-of-nation-from-which-you-have-to-seek-asylum/}

Silent War
{http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/07/new-cyberwar-victims-american-business?mbid=social_retweet}

Reading to children: a head-start in life
{http://www.voxeu.org/article/reading-children-head-start-life}

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}