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What We’re Reading – Week of 04/15/2016

Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week.

NB: ($) denotes subscription site.

 

The Fed finally gets (a little bit of) the inflation it craves.

Article via Bloomberg

 

Have we finally reached peak “athleisure”?

Article via Bloomberg

 

High premiums demanded for shell companies show how messed up the Chinese IPO market is.

Article via Wall Street Journal ($)

 

There is a disconcerting disconnect between the performance of stocks and bonds. Unfortunately, the bond market is usually right.

Article via Wall Street Journal ($)

 

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde had a good interview with Bloomberg.

Article via Bloomberg

 

The New York Times Magazine has a nice overview of the Minecraft craze.  A video game that teaches logical thinking; imagine that!

Article via New York Times ($)