Good Morning! Bond yields are on the loose…
Exiting QE is like running a big deficit, according to Koo
https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2017/07/06/2191024/richard-koo-says-the-trick-to-exiting-qe-is-to-avoid-telling-anybody-about-it/
The Economist on the financing of ageing
https://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21724751-lives-get-longer-financial-models-will-have-change-financing-longevity
The opioid crisis and its costs
https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2017/07/06/2191066/the-economic-cost-of-the-opioid-crisis/
This chart probably boldly ignores the underlying volatility
https://www.businessinsider.nl/wall-street-boldly-ignoring-stock-market-history-performance-2017-7/
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