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Wow! New Euro coin marks 1970 moment when German Chancellor Brandt, on visit to Warsaw to pursue his controversial detente

November 7, 2020

Wow! New Euro coin marks 1970 moment when German Chancellor Brandt, on visit to Warsaw to pursue his controversial detente policy, fell to his knees in front of memorial to Warsaw ghetto uprising. At time, plurality of West Germans thought gesture excessive. Now, an icon. twitter.com/ElizabethM_War…

Italy boasts three-times the vaccination rate of France and a 60% greater rate than Germany (though German data is one

January 15, 2021

Italy boasts three-times the vaccination rate of France and a 60% greater rate than Germany (though German data is one day behind). twitter.com/MSchularick/st…

EU/ECB’s lowflation problem is far worse than that of the US/Fed. BUT even US bond markets have never worried about

January 15, 2021

EU/ECB’s lowflation problem is far worse than that of the US/Fed. BUT even US bond markets have never worried about more than 2.5% inflation in

2020 left the metabolism of global trade in complete chaos. Surge in Chinese exports -> remarkable spike in container shipping

January 15, 2021

2020 left the metabolism of global trade in complete chaos. Surge in Chinese exports -> remarkable spike in container shipping prices. @JeffWeniger @SoberLook https://t.co/kqvFYO2jSd