Good morning. Tax havens and the impact on wealth inequality

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2015/09/28/is-wealth-inequality-hidden-in-tax-havens-pikettys-co-author-thinks-so/

This morning’s headline: “Japan’s Tankan shows dwindling business sentiment”

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/0f66b698-67dd-11e5-97d0-1456a776a4f5.html
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/japanese-firms-plan-to-spend-up-big-this-year-2015-10

Ah yes, another top-something list. In this one, the Netherlands is gaining, which is why I show it. 🙂

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2015/09/most-competitive-countries-in-the-world/

I am not sure whether this is correct ( I am inclined to think not), but here you go

http://uk.businessinsider.com/us-manufacturing-activity-in-recession-2015-9

A bit of reading by the IMF over Australia

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2015/cr15274.pdf

This one comes with no comment…

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/215079-vw-warned-not-to-cheat-on-diesel-emissions-in-2007-suppressed-internal-2011-whistleblower

The US recovery has not been spread evenly…

http://uk.businessinsider.com/9-million-more-people-poverty-than-2007-2015-9

Numerous interesting links (like the one on complex car software) from @went1955

http://www.oneworld.nl/blog/de-week-tweets/de-week-van-went-tweets-74

Old data, probably an old chart, but worth looking at it nevertheless

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/09/30/one-number-captures-the-incredible-toll-of-womens-inequality-everywhere/

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