Good morning. Lowvoltility continues

https://www.bespokepremium.com/think-big-blog/2017-least-volatile-year-since-1964/

Admittedly, this target may have been low, but still: “Japanese business conditions strongest in a decade”

https://www.ft.com/content/65cfc8f6-a707-11e7-ab55-27219df83c97

“Are Robots An Employment Problem Or An Income Problem?”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/modeledbehavior/2017/09/30/are-robots-an-employment-problem-or-an-income-problem/#712642893f57

Probably mostly due to one country…

https://qz.com/854257/brace-yourself-the-most-disruptive-phase-of-globalization-is-just-beginning/

McKinsey Global Survey results

https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/economic-conditions-snapshot-september-2017-mckinsey-global-survey-results

“The IMF’s China Problem”

https://www.cfr.org/blog/imfs-china-problem

The 3D printers are coming!

https://www.ing.nl/media/ING_EBZ_3d-printing_tcm162-131996.pdf

Brilliant pictures from National Geographic

https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/09/2017-national-geographic-nature-photographer-of-the-year-contest/541137/

And next week’s schedule

http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2017/09/schedule-for-week-of-oct-1-2017.html

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