Economy:
Sock City’s decline may reveal an unravelling in China’s economy – The Guardian
Share of Men in Labor Force at All-Time Low – New York Times
The Reason Why The Unemployment Rate Dropped: The Labor Participation Rate Is At Fresh 31 Year Lows – ZeroHedge
U.K. July Industrial Production Surges Most in 25 Years – Bloomberg
Markets:
ECB Plan Said to Pledge Unlimited, Sterilized Bond-Buying – Bloomberg
What $3,500 gets you in SF single-family homes – SFGate
Give The Gold Standard Its Due – Forbes
U.S. Yields Rise From Lowest in a Month; Debt Tops $16T – Bloomberg
US home prices rise in July by most in 6 years – DenverPost
Politics:
Fate of eurozone rests in the hands of German judges – The Guardian
Banks:
Swiss bank vows to hold franc down – Financial Times
Big banks weigh risks, rewards of California’s new CO2 market – Reuters
