Best of the Web: 14-07-31, nr 1033

Good morning. The big news for the tech nerds (and indeed the world): the UK will allow driverless cars

http://mashable.com/2014/07/30/self-driving-cars-uk/#:eyJzIjoidCIsImkiOiJfbnJvNGhiMjN1eDV4YzlvdSJ9

 

And still, German bond yields refuse to go higher…
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http://www.businessinsider.com/spread-between-us-treasury-and-german-bund-2014-7

…while the net issuance of Treasuries will rise in the second half of the year
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http://soberlook.com/2014/07/treasury-yields.html

The GDP report of the US. Strong growth, thanks for a good part to inventories though…
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/07/30/gdp-growth-is-the-same-its-always-been-thats-the-good-and-bad-news/

Finally some good news for the euro area (excluding the Netherlands, apparently): credit standards have eased
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http://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/pdf/blssurvey_201407.pdf

As always, check out the weekly tweets from @went1955 (in Dutch)
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http://www.oneworld.nl/bloggen/blogs/de-week-tweets/de-week-van-went-tweets-19

Somehow, I get the feeling I spend more time on all three items than the average American…
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http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2014/07/daily-chart-19

Ebola, the short version
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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-07-30/ebola-epidemic-update-us-citizen-dies-nigeria-virus-poses-threat-britain-liberia-dec

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