31 May
For Spanish workers, Europe's not working
Eurozone labour mobility is still low, even when times are tough - Reuters
The wrong way to use an index tracker
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Investors can lose sight of what an ETF is for - Psy-Fi Blog
Gold set for its worst month in 11 years
Gold slumps as investors flee to the safety of the US - Bloomberg
Ireland's solution to the euro problem
Shopkeepers aim to boost the economy by bringing back the punt - The Guardian
A Dow Theory sell signal?
Everyone may have missed a clear signal to sell - WSJ Market Watch
China may already be in a recession
China's economy is grinding to a halt. It's time to start worrying - The Atlantic
30 May
Scourge of Greek tax evaders pays no tax
'Pay your taxes, Greece', scolds IMF chief, while paying none herself - The Guardian
Why China won't rule
It is by no means inevitable the China will be the next superpower - Project Syndicate
Spain: officially Europe's biggest crisis
The only question is whether Spain will go bankrupt now or later - The Atlantic
29 May
The hunch, the pounce and the kill
How Boaz Weinstein and hedge funds outsmarted JP Morgan - NY Times
In thrall of the empire of the sons
Business in China is inextricably bound up with the 'princelings' - Sydney Morning Herald
How inflation deflated the stick-up
Inflation affects everyone - even bank robbers - The Billfold
Why we lie
Everyone cheats, even if only a little bit - Wall Street Journal
Can US federal fleet drive alternative fuels?
Alternative fuels could be about to take off - Reuters
Europe is ignoring 1997
Obsession with austerity could lead to disaster - Bloomberg
28 May
US stocks and politics
How the betting markets view the US election - The Big Picture
Swiss prepare capital controls
Switzerland readies its defences for a breakup of the euro - Wall Street Journal
Happy people make bad traders
Being happy might make you friends, but it won't make you money - The Psy-Fi Blog
Yearning for a non-existent past
The wishful thinking of economist Paul Krugman - Daily Capitalist
The hunt for illiquidity
Do illiquid assets really have higher returns? - Reuters
Germany to the euro: drop dead
Why Germany needs inflation and higher wage rates - The Atlantic
25 May
Algorithmic arms race
Hedge funds turning to ever more complicated trading algorithms - Reuters
Derivatives 'worth 20 times' world economy
Derivative instruments valued at a quadrillion dollars - Mindful of Money
Europe's biggest fear
Europe can't handle a bank run - Economist
24 May
Prepare for the end of the euro
Europe's leaders told to prepare contingency plans in case Greece leaves the eurozone - Reuters
Bail-ins: Damned if we do, damned if we don't
Why nations should stop bailing out banks - Bond Vigilantes
23 May
Become a safer investor - get married
The best fund managers are married or female - The Psy-Fi Blog
Why 2% inflation targeting is the new gold standard
We need to devalue currencies relative to goods - Slate
JPMorgan's addiction to gambling on derivatives
What's wrong with investment banking - Ritholz
Eurozone heading for breakup
Why the eurozone's collapse is inevitable - Bond Vigilantes
Hope for the poor
How pessimism keeps people trapped in poverty - Economist
22 May
Germany isolated as Latins call the shots
Spain, France and Italy plan to force concessions from Germany - Telegraph
Economics explains why America's drug policy doesn't work - Vox
Rents are strangling Silicon Valley
High rents are stopping the Bay Area from capitalising on the tech boom - Economist
Bread, circuses and leather balls
How US taxpayers are being gouged to finance sports stadiums - The Economist
€40 for Paella?
Spain's economy is collapsing. So why is going on holiday there still so expensive? - Slate
Banking burnouts blow away Wall Street myths
Read this first if you want to be an investment banker - Bloomberg
21 May
How the Facebook IPO compares
Graphic illustrating the various tech public offerings since 1984 - NY Times
Is Germany destined to save the euro?
Five steps Germany must take to save the single currency - The Telegraph
With friends like these, who needs enemies?
How banks fleece their IPO customers - Dan Ariely
18 May
Watch America's decline is a mirage
Those moaning about the decline of the USA are talking nonsense - Bloomberg
The price of 1bn people watching each other
How much is Facebook actually worth? - The Atlantic
17 May
Watch the deposit flight, not the eurocrats
Bank deposits, not votes, will determine future of Greece - BBC
The 'true calamity' is to delay leaving the euro
Greece should leave the euro as soon as possible - Guardian
50 years of government spending
What the US has spent money on over the past half-century - NPR
Can we declare the end of peak oil?
It's time to worry about something important instead - Telegraph
China real estate unravels
A look at the bursting of China's property bubble - EconoMonitor
Why central bankers are like Chuck Norris
Central bankers don't pull levers, they make threats - Worthwhile Canadian Initiative
16 May
As the big economies falter, micro-currencies rise - The Atlantic
Parallels between the euro and the 1930s gold standard - Project Syndicate
Greasing the wheel
Oil's role in the global crisis - Vox
What the 'club sandwich index' reveals about livings costs - The Economist
Oil speculators find themselves in a tricky position - Reuters
The sad state of America's housing market - Daily Capitalist
15 May
The true cost of taxing alcohol, tobacco and other 'vices' - Adam Smith Institute
Time for Blankfein to leave Goldman?
Lloyd Blankfein's time as Goldman Sachs chief exec may be up - Vanity Fair
What Eduardo Saverin owes America
America made the ungrateful billionaire what he is today - Pando Daily
A whale in the water of negative yields
Bill Gross applies the plankton theory to bond markets - FT
Spanish restructuring is 'unthinkable'
Restructuring Spain's debt could be disastrous for the eurozone - Sober Look
The key to business success: copy others well - Economist
14 May
The bet that blew up for JP Morgan
How JP Morgan lost $2bn in six weeks - Dealbook
US 'in recession' by end of next month
Analyst Lakshman Achuthan predicts a US recession - Credit Writedowns
What happens when the next TBTF bank goes under?
What is supposed to happen when a firm collapses - Time
Reframe the 'growth vs austerity' debate
The real source of Europe's fiscal problems - The Fiscal Times
11 May
Bring back the bank run!
What's been missing from US banking recently is the bank run - Mises.org
A derivatives trader speaks out - The Guardian
The truth about the euro's creation
Proof that the single currency was about politics, not economics - Credit Writedowns
Why Warren Buffett won't buy gold
Gold bulls are wrong, says the Sage of Omaha - Forbes
10 May
The growth of the shadow economy
As the 'official' economy struggles, the black economy grows - FT Alphaville
Will shareholders in the US follow their British counterparts over pay? - Reuters
Kidnapped by pirates? Here's how economics can save you - The Atlantic
9 May
Global property: still in a bubble?
The biggest bubble in recent history isn't over yet - Ritholtz
The securitisation of commodities could end in tears - FT Alphaville
Phillip Coggan and David Graeber on the history of money and debt - London Review of Books
'Austrian economics' pop quiz - Mises.org
France may be losing its head - Europe may soon follow
Why a shift to the left in Europe is good for gold - Prudent Bear
Invest in stocks? Forget about it!
Searching for the elusive lasting market bottom - Ritholtz.com
8 May
France faces 40% house price slump
Good news for would-be chateau-owners - Daily Telegraph
Ten tips on how to write great financial blogs - James Altucher
US unemployment may be falling, but so is the labour force - Reuters
Benzene trumps traditional indicators
The chemical that tells you that China's heading for a hard landing - Financial Times
Random states 'more cohesive' than eurozone
Random countries more similar to each other than the 12 in the eurozone are - The Atlantic
Preoccupying: Paul Mason
Newsnight's economics editor on the financial crisis - Occupied Times
4 May
Peter Schiff gives a class on the Gold Standard - Peter Schiff blog
Support country-by-country tax reporting
Full accounts for every country a multinational trades in - Tax Research UK
Were the 1970s really that bad?
The 1970s were probably not as bad as you think - Flip Chart Fairy Tales
The violent origins of JP Morgan
How a dodgy water deal spawned America's biggest bank - Bloomberg
The purpose of spectacular wealth
Spectacularly wealthy guy on how the rich benefit the little people - New York Times
The pseudoscience of economics
Economics: a dreamworld constructed by emotionally stunted individuals - Zero Hedge
3 May
Why I won't be voting
Don't vote, it'll just encourage the bastards - Adam Smith Institute blog
What nuclear disasters can teach investors - Psyfitec blog
Gold standard for all, from nuts to Paul Krugman
The gold standard was better than its detractors like to admit - Bloomberg
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Parental contributions to kids' university living costs could reach £14,000 a yearParents helping kids with university living costs face contributions of up to £14,000 per year, according to a report from HEPI and TechnologyOne.
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Rightmove: property asking prices hit record highNews Rising demand for top of the ladder home is boosting asking prices, Rightmove research shows. Is now a good time to sell a property?
