Interesting Economic News Items

The Strong Yen and the Aged Population of Japan

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/02/world/asia/strong-yen-is-reinforced-by-japans-generation-gap.html

Changing Dynamics in China’s Property Market

http://www.economist.com/node/21559645

US Inequality Affecting Neighborhood Composition

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/rich-and-poor-grow-more-isolated-from-each-other-study-finds/2012/08/01/gJQABC5QPX_story.html

WSJ Highlights the Current FOMC Members:

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2012/08/01/whos-who-at-the-fed/tab/interactive/

US Local & State Government Public Pension Liabilities – A Growing Nightmare

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-01/police-chief-s-204-000-pension-shows-how-cities-crashed.html