Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week.
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Shelia Bair says the next big crisis is student debt.
Blackstone dealmaker, Joe Baratta, says it’s the most difficult environment he’s seen. This probably doesn’t bode well for future private equity returns.
Falling yields in the Land of the Rising Sun have Japanese institutional investors looking abroad for yield.
Article via Wall Street Journal ($)
Car makers rev up their push into electric vehicles (but only with subsidies).