I’ve received several emails asking if my new R book — Quantitative Investment Portfolio Analytics In R: An Introduction To R For Modeling Portfolio Risk and Return — is available in the UK and Europe. In a word, yes (as well as ja, oui, and sí,), although please note that in all cases the text is still in English (or American, as the British would probably advise). In any case, here are the book’s Amazon links for readers in the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain:

Amazon UK
Amazon Germany
Amazon France
Amazon Italy
Amazon Spain

And, of course, you can also find the book on the Amazon US site.

Estimates for US economic growth in the second quarter continue to project a strong rebound following Q1’s subdued gain. But the upbeat outlook may falter in the second half of the year if the White House’s tough talk on trade policy is implemented and China responds in kind.
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Trump threatens another $200 bill in tariffs on Chinese imports: Bloomberg
China vows to retaliate over latest US threat of new tariffs: Reuters
N. Korea’s Kim Jon Un returns to China: NY Times
White House defends controversial child-separation policy at border: Reuters
UK prime minister facing new challenges in Brexit policy: Bloomberg
Senate votes to reimpose US ban on Chinese telecom giant ZTE: Politico
US homebuilder sentiment stumbled in June after lumber costs spike: CNBC
38% of Americans satisfied with US direction, a 12-year high: Gallup