Today’s links will have a double allocation since I was unable to post yesterday.
Block 1
Halifax: UK house prices show little sign of slowing down – Telegraph
Juncker says age of austerity not over – budget discipline needed – Independent.ie
Uber Faces Challenges in NY With Lyft Debut, Price Caps – Bloomberg
Investors’ hunt for yield builds up global debt levels | South China Morning Post
No softer European budget spending rules: Dijsselbloem – Independent.ie
Mark Roe cites three factors behind the huge penalty imposed on BNP Paribas. – Project Syndicate
More U.S. companies doing deals to avoid U.S. taxes: Congress study | Reuters
ECB under pressure to tackle ‘crazy’ euro – FT.com
Hey, U.S., Why Not Beat Up Your Own Banks? – Bloomberg View
Google rates Internet service providers’ video streaming quality | Reuters
The Ex-Google Hacker Taking on the World’s Spy Agencies | Threat Level | WIRED
Welcome to the Everything Boom, or Maybe the Everything Bubble – NYTimes.com
California Cities Crack Down on Water Use Amid Drought – WSJ
Block 2
UK manufacturing output declines in May – Telegraph
Swiss banks threaten freeze on US accounts over tax evasion – FT.com
Seeking yield pick-up in God | Capital City | IFRe
Samsung Sees Phone Rebound After Earnings Miss Estimates – Bloomberg
Box’s Q1 Revenue Nearly Doubles As Its Losses Expand A More Modest 13% | TechCrunch
Compromise Will Shape The Wearables Market | TechCrunch
Study Shows that 10,000 Hours of Practice Isn’t the Magic Number
Exclusive: CIA had role in Germany spy affair | Reuters
End to China’s property boom has barely begun – FT.com
ekathimerini.com | Ifo’s Sinn urges debt writedown to end southern Europe’s crisis
How Google Map Hackers Can Destroy a Business at Will | Business | WIRED
Why Hasn’t the Yen Depreciation Spurred Japanese Exports? | Liberty Street Economics
The NSA may have another leaker on its hands – Quartz
Keynesian Yellen versus Wicksellian BIS | Gavyn Davies
Interview with NSA Experts on US Spying in Germany – SPIEGEL ONLINE
BBC News – German industrial production sees surprise drop in May