Good Morning.Inflation: a thing of the past?

http://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2017/07/24/sp072417-two-trilemmas-for-monetary-policy

And there is one spending item to rule them all…

https://www.businessinsider.nl/america-us-consumption-habits-since-1940s-2017-7/

The bigger picture, or just wishful thinking?

http://www.bradford-delong.com/2017/07/monday-smackdown-republican-economists-burn-yet-more-of-their-reputations-department.html

A firming recovery, a disappointing US

https://blogs.imf.org/2017/07/23/a-firming-recovery/

The message here: don’t overdo the low volatility in markets

https://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2017/07/21/investors-stop-worrying-about-why-nobody-is-worrying/

Fake news is still keeping track

https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/07/20/donald-trump-said-397-false-things-in-six-months-heres-what-weve-learned.html

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