Good morning. The IMF on the Dutch economy – low wages and high houses prices
http://www.imf.org/en/Publications/CR/Issues/2018/05/28/Kingdom-of-the-Netherlands-Netherlands-2018-Article-IV-Consultation-Press-Release-Staff-45900
Best of last week. It’s worth it.
https://lukasdaalder.com/2018/05/25/best-in-economics-this-week-may-25/
A bit of reading on the changed nature of the VIX market
https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2018/05/29/1527553800000/Vix-mageddon-revisited–it-s-the-buyers-who-disappeared/
This one might come in handy at times…
https://twitter.com/simongerman600/status/999605959386386432
The US economy is strong, According to the Fed
https://www.biancoresearch.com/?p=160273&source=Twitter
A pretty shocking gif on the rising tide of suicides in the US
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