Worldwide income growth over the past twenty five years

http://ritholtz.com/2018/06/its-an-unequal-world/

There was some twitter consternation on this chart last week: here is the correct version

http://www.businessinsider.com/stock-tips-buy-and-hold-is-among-the-most-hazardous-market-myths-2018-6

So much for Japan’s lost decade

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/06/04/japan-is-the-greatest-economic-success-story-never-told/

Whilst on the subject of inequality (part I)“Slower Productivity and Higher Inequality: Are They Related?”

https://piie.com/system/files/documents/wp18-4.pdf

Whilst on the subject of inequality (part II): inequality and crime

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2018/06/07/the-stark-relationship-between-income-inequality-and-crime

The OECD presents an update on the US economy

http://www.oecd.org/economy/amid-strong-outlook-for-us-economy-risks-abound.htm

Whoop! Whoop!

https://www.frbatlanta.org/cqer/research/gdpnow.aspx

The winner takes all…

https://blogs.imf.org/2018/06/06/chart-of-the-week-the-rise-of-corporate-giants/

Martin Wolf of the FT is in favour of the Vollgeld referendum, as the cost of financial crisis is too high

https://www.ft.com/content/d27b000e-6810-11e8-8cf3-0c230fa67aec

Interesting: the difference between Japan and Germany is really not that big

https://qz.com/1295721/the-japanese-population-is-shrinking-faster-than-every-other-big-country/

The BIS on residential investment

https://www.bis.org/publ/work726.pdf

And the winner of the LGBTI equality price is….

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2018/06/05/malta-leads-the-way-for-gay-and-transgender-rights-in-europe

On the rising US debt mountain

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/national-debt-dilemma

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