ADAM TOOZE

So far, the distinctive thing about the sudden stop of 2020 is the collapse in consumer spending on services. A cr… https://t.co/XfGcOoD2Li

Will this dog run? The impact of Fed policy in easing financial conditions has been spectacular. No less spectacu… https://t.co/dd1GMORCit

And things are still getting worse. The most recent Goldman Sachs forecasts imply that they now believe the unemplo… https://t.co/df5Sx7h1q8

IP (of what we think of as IP in light of coding as capital in law) overtook structures as a share of nonresidentia… https://t.co/Z5aEpnBILr

What did Xi know? What happened in Beijing in 6 days btw 14-20 Jan when human-human transmission was confirmed? Imp… https://t.co/fXCYuf3JFa

Almost 30% of loans in CMBS (commercial mortgage backed securities) are delinquent or on watchlist. @EricGPlatt… https://t.co/8gWvpHGmMJ

“Fears of U.S. Renters Skipping Payments En Masse Appear Overblown” one of those headlines from @SoberLook and one… https://t.co/R0JMRfRVyA

Mall of America in Minnesota, 2 m square foot complex complete with indoor theme park, 500 stores, valued at $2bn… https://t.co/oeHScm9yem

@adam_tooze If trajectory is from Reagan to cultural resentment as sole raison d’etre, Palin deserves an entry. But… https://t.co/zG993NFyVq

Wages-War Machine. Absolutely right to make the connection: @DEHEdgerton reenvisioning of British liberal militar… https://t.co/ZkP6ob1mAt

More evidence for the extremely localized impact of the COVID-19 crisis in the US. Recorded deaths week April 4-11:… https://t.co/LflIWEbCYE

Good reasons for bad data: America’s death reporting system does not yield something that might be called a definit… https://t.co/xKnoQr5JWm

Reluctance on the part of the Fed & GOP opposition in Congress -> financial safety net for munis and states is less… https://t.co/70xfBTAcKC

The devastating collapse of advertising revenue is driving the implosion of staffing in the US press. @WSJecon via… https://t.co/fXQqHSQcfw

“Instead of rejoicing at the opportunity to practice a civilized principle, Conservatives have tried to exploit the… https://t.co/i6jZcOu8gS

In this paper with @D_Schwarzer for @dgapev we argue that these questions indirectly asked by the Judges are fundam… https://t.co/Jdfz0wnTLp

These: Solange die EZB indirekt vor allem ausgefallenes Einkommen (Arbeitslosengeld, Kurzarbeitergeld, Liquiditätsk… https://t.co/o4EUazv6bf

NEW EPISODE! How does a German constitutional court judgement threaten to explode the European project? David,… https://t.co/Xo8guOQ6dh

Phase I trade “deal” btw China and US would require Beijing to be accelerating ag imports from the US. There is lit… https://t.co/K8VyKCt3wc

Turkey is prominent amongst vulnerable EM. Its reserves are falling to perilous levels. @OxfordEconomics via… https://t.co/MRF0TTd9Nb

In the first four months of the year, Brazilian equity and fixed income markets have seen $44bn of outflows from in… https://t.co/dVMwQ3H7wE

This is absolutely spot on. Palin is the evolutionary link. https://t.co/f6n9IiltK7

Phase I trade “deal” btw China and US would require Beijing to be accelerating ag imports from the US. There is lit… https://t.co/uGMGfb3ON3

Turkey is prominent amongst vulnerable EM. Its reserves are falling to perilous levels. @OxfordEconomics via… https://t.co/nuWJR8ROUP

In the first four months of the year, Brazilian equity and fixed income markets have seen $44bn of outflows from in… https://t.co/fCBR7Z8oiU

"The purpose of taxation is never to raise money but to leave less in the hands of the taxpayer. The purpose of bor… https://t.co/EwQMB4AxzI

Great to see @VMRConstancio formerly deputy to Mario Draghi at ECB quoting Abba Lerner’s doctrine of functional fin… https://t.co/qJUdSuGQbx

For everyone researching and reporting on Excess Mortality. There is an additional useful source. Eurostat now pub… https://t.co/nc3EPcluCh

Here’s a color coded version for a better view of how the 1970s and 1980s were different from the other eras. # inf… https://t.co/RvnL15ljiD

The German constitutional court's ECB ruling and the 🇫🇷-🇩🇪 initiative for a #RecoveryFund present the EU with an op… https://t.co/tveBJJuBtt

Solid majorities of Europeans support the euro even in Italy. Trust in ECB offers a more mixed picture.… https://t.co/YL0fJIjxL0

@adam_tooze Locusts exploded in 2020 for the same reason E Africa had terrible flooding & Australia & Indonesia wil… https://t.co/m6clgT8qdt

The outlook for the westward migration of giant locust swarms is terrifying for sub-Saharan Africa. @umairfan… https://t.co/hzdyRjuCyS

After they transition into their gregarious phase, locusts form swarms with roughly 150m per km2 or 600,000 per acr… https://t.co/uYE5K2DOZD

Huge Locust swarms threaten the livelihoods and food supply of tens of millions of people in East Africa, Middle Ea… https://t.co/rZ0QYOPJDS