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Nick Hanauer has something to say to his fellow plutocrats.

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Asian nation seen becoming top crude importer as U.S. relies more on domestic output

China’s imports projection (2016): 7.5 million barrels a day in 2016.

Source: Bloomberg

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Russian oil output hits new high in spite of falling prices

Source: Bloomberg, EIA

Edit: FT

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London has by far the largest foreign-born population in Europe

Foreign-born population in London:

2001: 1,99 million 

2013: 2,84 million

Source: BOAML map

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The xx - Heart Skipped A Beat

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Seven ways technology has changed us by Martin Wolf. The internet and mobile phones have not increased productivity or innovation: another productivity paradox? 

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The biggest economic depressions in history. 

Source: Maddison Database, IMF

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Half of all americans live in the red counties, half live in the orange counties.

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How will fertility rates change in the world’s 10 most populous countries?

Figures from the UN's Population Division reveal how fertility rates in the world's 10 most populous countries are likely to change between now and 2050.

How will fertility rates change in the world’s 10 most populous countries? 

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Annual working population growth rate 2015 -2020

Source: Hsbc

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Age of labour market entry in selected OECD countries, 2013. 

Source: OECD

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Bat For Lashes - All Your Gold

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A new report by the Council of Economic Advisers surveys the latest thinking on the many drivers of interest rates, both in recent decades and into the future.

The level of long-term interest rates is of central importance in the macroeconomy. It matters to borrowers looking to start a business or buy a home; lenders evaluating the risk and rewards of extending credit; savers preparing for college or retirement; and policymakers crafting the government’s budget.

Long-term interest rates in the United States have been falling since the early 1980s and have reached historically low levels. But does this experience indicate that the level of long-term interest rates has shifted to a lower long-run equilibrium? A new report by the Council of Economic Advisers surveys the latest thinking on the many drivers of interest rates, both in recent decades and into the future. While there is no definitive answer to the question, most explanations for currently low long-term interest rates suggest that in the long run, they will remain lower relative to those that prevailed before the financial crisis.

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IMF new ranking on world's sovereign wealth funds. 

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The austerity drag is likely to reverse in 2016, keeping the Eurozone recovery alive. 

Source: UBS European Equity Strategy

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Growth prospects for Italy in the upcoming 3 years, according to new @oecd estimates. Growth still disappointing.