Why level playing field matters: Businesses/states should not compete on evading democratically determined rules. One might even say that making globalisation & common rule-making go together
Updating Germany's debt brake. What does a truly sustainable public finance system look like. @PhilippaSigl @DezernatZ are pushing the discussion in Germany. twitter.com/PhilippaSigl/s…
The contemporaneity …. 1968 twitter.com/ItaliAuto/stat…
Great #inflation #CoverArt twitter.com/KalebNygaard/s…
RT @KalebNygaard: In honor of @TheEconomist cover this week… A sampling of 50 years of inflation on the cover of major magazines (18 in…
Container freight rates from China for export have spiked to record levels. Another symptom of the constipation afflicting the global #logistics system. Data: @SoberLook https://t.co/SbB7rY714R
RT @AntonJaegermm: Coincidences don't exist twitter.com/lionel_trollin…
RT @BCoeure: The @FinStbBoard just published a trove of new data on non-bank financial intermediation (“NBFI”, formerly known as “market-ba…
RT @tedfertik: Volcker breaking the US labor movement. @adam_tooze @gabrielwinant. Reading mike Davis on this for first time in a long time…
RT @Jderbyshire: This is a great opportunity for someone twitter.com/sameerahim/sta…
"world’s 3,000 most valuable listed non-financial firms are holding $7.6trn in cash, up from $5.7trn last year. Even if you exclude the cash-rich technology giants,
“Original spark that lit capital markets on fire in 2020 was $6.25bn in debt and equity that Carnival Cruise Lines secured in April. Investors reasoned:
"In 2020 world’s non-financial firms raised $3.6trn in funds from public investors. IG and HY bonds set records, of $2.4trn and $426bn, respectively. So did
Map of planned (purple), under construction (fuschia), new (orange) and operating (yellow) coal plants in Africa and the Middle East. Bubbles sized according to capacity.
"Right now, for people around the world, it is almost impossible to imagine U.S. policies and institutions as worthy of emulation … the United States
"The United States Is Not Entitled to Lead the World" foreignaffairs.com/articles/world… "A Democracy Summit Is Not What the Doctor Ordered America, Heal Thyself" foreignaffairs.com/articles/2020-… I
Chinese and US manufacturing output are closely correlated. IN part directly linked through supply chains. In part common factors driving both. @PantheonMacro via @SoberLook https://t.co/sb0SBwaYlB
"Wind and solar are intrinsically deflationary, whereas fossil fuels are intrinsically inflationary. This has huge implications for the distribution of value across the global energy system
Now Trump is on way out, Goldman joins Bridgewater bandwagon in talking up China investment: “once in a generation opportunity” Recognizing but dismissing US pushback
Earnings of families in bottom 1/3 of income distribution in the US took a huge hit in spring of 2020. Driven by loss of employment.
In 2000 US and EU exports were still dominant in most markets worldwide with Japan having a strong position in East Asia. By 2019 no
"New York long ago eclipsed London as the dominant centre for taking companies public. This year companies listing on Nasdaq and the New York Stock
With 1.5m employees, Walmart is the largest private employer in 21 American states. Healthcare accounts for 16. Universities in 8. @VisualCap via @SoberLook https://t.co/UoyjXVWEpa
“I’m not sure that Bond is a spy. he’s more some kind of international gangster … He’s a man with unlimited movement, but he’s a
City of London is the global hub for trading fx and interest rate derivatives. In fx its share of a surging market has increased since
As EU’s Green Deal gains credibility -> prices in European Emission Trading System have risen to over 30 euro per ton. @SStapczynski via @SoberLook https://t.co/CTctiVHXkb
The geography of finance in London: these maps from @FT of banks, hedge funds, asset managers, insurers, accountants & data services are fascinating. ig.ft.com/mapping-london… https://t.co/ZVjwcXm3lr
Headcount in financial services in Uk has been flat since 2009 v. Substantial growth in both US and Hong Kong. GFC and Brexit have NOT
Mexico and Brazil are at either end of the spectrum of fiscal policy responses to the 2020 crisis. @CapEconGlobal via @SoberLook https://t.co/VKYBuUD2F8
City of London remains the preeminent GLOBAL financial hub with higher cross-border bank exposure than any other major financial center. But by far simmer margin
When future historians look back on the energy transition, will 2020 prove to be a decisive year? The market shift from fossil to renewable energy
China’s strong recovery from the Feb corona shock continues to favor state-owned sector. @SoberLook For more on the dynamics of state-capitalism in China, see Chartbook
Figures for low-wage earners in EU are relative measures. They tell you about labour market polarization -> Since early 2000s Germany’s labour market has come
After a disastrous 2020 with little fiscal response, Mexico’s GDP is expected in 2023 to be level (in relative terms) with that of Argentina, which
“Inflation staying low is foundation on which everything in markets is currently priced,” K.Ward @jpmorgan Worries for 2021 -> $4.5bn went into inflation protected securities
Hospitals (in East) of Germany are hitting point at which they have to triage access to oxygen. twitter.com/ndaktuell/stat…
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