Perspective
Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice
FT – The world’s progress brings new challenges – Martin Wolf 5/29
Project Syndicate – Are We in a Corporate Debt Bubble? – Susan Lund 6/19
WSJ – Japan’s Yen: A Currency for All Seasons? – Richard Barley 6/21
WSJ – Why Home Prices Have Nowhere to Go But Up – Justin Lahart 6/20
- “Low supply is keeping sales down despite higher rates and builders are in no rush to boost production.”
Markets / Economy
WSJ – Behemoths Have Dominated the Market Before, but Tech Is Different – James Mackintosh 6/14
Real Estate
FT – Blackstone remains global king of property funds – Chris Flood 6/2
WSJ – Daily Shot: Black Knight – US Foreclosure Starts 6/21
Finance
FT – The mystery trader who roiled Wall Street – Miles Johnson and Robert Smith 6/3
- “Former Blackstone executive used complex credit derivatives to become a feared hedge fund manager but left behind a trail of recriminations.”
Education
NYT – The Numbers That Explain Why Teachers Are in Revolt – Robert Gebeloff 6/4
NYT – Top Colleges Are Cheaper Than You Think (Unless You’re Rich) – David Leonhardt 6/5
India
- “Possibility of writedowns hangs over banks still struggling from bad-loan crisis.”