Weekend Readings 7/3

India’s Renewable Energy Push

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-03/modi-s-200-billion-renewable-push-to-fuel-green-bond-bonanza

Is There Such a Thing as Free Will?

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/06/theres-no-such-thing-as-free-will/480750/

Lack of Trust in Political Institutions is a Worldwide Phenomenon

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/07/trust-institutions-trump-brexit/489554/

The Terrorists the Saudis Cultivate in Peaceful Countries

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/opinion/sunday/the-terrorists-the-saudis-cultivate-in-peaceful-countries.html

The Future of Banking

http://forbesindia.com/article/ckgsb/bankings-uber-moment-the-future-of-investment-banks/43557/1

Brexit and America

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/01/opinion/were-better-than-that.html

Myths about the Class System

An interesting read – Five myths about class in America

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-class-in-america/2016/07/01/244ddb44-3e20-11e6-a66f-aa6c1883b6b1_story.html 

Crude Oil Prices and Oil Demand

US Oil Demand and Crude Oil Prices

http://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2016-07-03/is-america-s-oil-thirst-just-an-illusion

Update -

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-03/oil-rally-threatened-as-gasoline-supply-surge-swamps-u-s-demand

Related -
http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2016/07/01/is-a-u-s-recession-on-horizon-dont-count-on-oil-copper-for-answer/

The Overvalued US Dollar and the Global Economy

Dangers Posed by an Overvalued US Dollar

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/02/business/brexit-currency-britain-us-dollar-pound.html

Challengers to London’s Financial Center Crown Emerge

Cities around the world challenge London’s preeminence as a global financial center in the aftermath of the Brexit vote:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-finance-cities-pounce-on-london-after-brexit-vote-1467345602

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/01/business/after-brexit-finding-a-new-london-for-the-financial-world-to-call-home.html

Related:

British Democracy – A Reality Check: Recent events show British democracy in less than flattering light:

http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/boris-johnson-and-the-crisis-of-british-leadership

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/after-brexecution-the-man-who-betrayed-boris-johnson-speaks-out/2016/07/01/c5888af8-3f70-11e6-a66f-aa6c1883b6b1_story.html

US Bond Yields Hit Record Low

Long-Term Rates Continue to Reach Unprecedented Lows

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-01/u-s-30-year-yield-at-record-low-in-el-erian-s-slower-growth-era

The Oldest Civilization

Interesting new evidence suggests that the Indus Valley Civilization may be older than the Mesopotamian and Egyptian Civilizations.

http://qz.com/694925/the-indus-valley-civilisation-is-2500-years-older-than-previously-believed/

Related article in Nature:

http://www.nature.com/articles/srep26555