Economy:

The Typical Household, Now Worth a Third Less – New York Times

Consumer sentiment hits four-month low – MarketWatch

UK profit warnings hit three-year high, says EY – BBC

Markets:

Asia Stocks Rise as H Shares Head for Bull; Soybeans Gain – Bloomberg

The Big Mac index: Our flame-grilled guide to currencies suggests the dollar is getting dearer – Economist

New home sales fall sharply in June – LA Times

Politics:

Shinzo Abe faces rising disenchantment in Japan – Financial Times

Banks:

Silver bullion banks accused of manipulation in U.S. lawsuit – Reuters

Brazil injects $20 billion into banking sector – CNBC

Economy:

Who Wants a Depression? – New York Times (Krugman)

Three’s a crowd: The instability that stems from trilemmas – Economist

After decades of disappointment, Berlin’s economy looks up – Reuters

Markets:

Welcome to the Everything Boom, or Maybe the Everything Bubble – New York Times

Charting a path to ‘normalization’ – Reuters

The Real Price Of College – Planet Money (NPR)

Politics:

Europe is dying, says France’s leading demographer, and Britain would be better off with the Anglosphere – Telegraph

Banks:

ECB’s Coeure says bank’s measures are not a ‘panacea’ – Reuters

Economy:

More than half of 2014′s new jobs pay higher than average wage – MarketWatch

Most Americans think the U.S. is great, but fewer say it’s the greatest – Pew Research

UK ‘to become Europe’s second largest economy by 2020’ – BBC

Markets:

Tempers fray, prices rise as Egypt cuts fuel subsidies – Reuters

Bargain Borrowing Costs: Euro Crisis Will Help Germany Balance Its Budget – Spiegel

Managing credit bubbles – VOX

Dow Jones Industrial Average hits 17,000 for first time – BBC

Week Ahead: Investors Watch Fed, IMF – And Rupert Murdoch – Forbes

Why interest rates may stay very low for a lot longer – LA Times

Politics:

ECB’s Coeure: rates to stay low, Europe needs more investment – Reuters

The Top 12 Government Programs Ever – Slate

Banks:

Western banks start to pull out of Iraq – Financial Times

Economy:

Employees Who Stay In Companies Longer Than Two Years Get Paid 50% Less – Forbes

High CEO salaries can be bad for business, U. study finds – KSL.com

Abenomics and the Japanese Economy – Council for Foreign Relations

Brookings Data Now: Statistics of Poverty in America – Brookings

No, The Poor Aren’t Poor Because They Refuse To Work – Think Progress

2 Stats That Should Terrify Every Millennial – Huffington Post

Income Inequality and Poverty Dashboard – Bloomberg

Markets:

Is It Better to Rent or Buy? – New York Times

Inflation? Only If You Look At Food, Water, Gas, Electricity And Everything Else – ZeroHedge

Politics:

7 ways Mike Lee’s push to get the GOP to stop obsessing over tax cuts for the rich matters – VOX

Banks:

Run on Corpbank prompts Bulgarian central bank to seize control – Reuters