Best of the Web: 14-06-10, nr 1011

Good morning. Spanish bond yields have dropped below US yields. Go figure…
http://qz.com/218639/spanish-bond-yields-have-dropped-below-those-on-us-treasurys-but-it-doesnt-mean-theyre-safer/

Nice one: on the decline of Japan and the rise of China…
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http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2014/06/09/1870972/the-recovery-of-global-goods-demand/

Looking for cheap stock markets? Greece and China are the hotspots to be right now!
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http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2014/06/worlds-cheapest-stock-markets/

Interesting idea: use linked-in to spot trends in migration…
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http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/mohammed-bin-rashid-al-maktoum-highlights-the-success-of-some-developing-countries-in-reversing-the-outflow-of-their-most-talented-people

The reason why average hourly earnings are not rising…
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http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-jobs-growth-by-industry-wage-type-2014-6

…and talking about US labour markets, this one is always insightful
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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-06-09/us-labor-market-one-chart-according-fed

Inequality in Asia: how China has seen the biggest move in Gini-points (but it still is on a low level)
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http://www.imf.org/External/Pubs/FT/irb/2014/02/index.pdf

Imagine scoring an ‘own goal’ at the world cup…. Apparently, it happened 33 times…
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http://www.economist.com/node/21603828

 

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