ADAM TOOZE

The Eurozone’s trade surplus since 2012 has been persistent and huge. For an economy of the EZ’s scale it is remark… https://t.co/rjdeHyxv6x

The percentage of highly educated migrants amongst the foreign-born population. Varies from 67% in Canada, 40% US,… https://t.co/YZWdBnWx75

As central banks react to climate crisis two basic approaches are emerging. What differentiates them is the questio… https://t.co/3mhAd27bBL

In the age of Trump, US consumer confidence has moved ahead of growth in actual consumption expenditure.… https://t.co/rK3lntHymF

For the @wef I've curated a public section on geo-economics around six global trends: 1) economic sanctions 2) trad… https://t.co/JbLUS2agwm

In the process of figuring out whether strategic bombing in WW2 was effective, Freeman Dyson figured out both stati… https://t.co/7tUPJta5TM

A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year, and may support more than 2,000 species… https://t.co/JhfqzLeR2a

The rise and fall of high top income tax rates. From @GRaghuramRajan review of @PikettyLeMonde latest.… https://t.co/M3RCWfSToE

@mredwards Plus if you run out of toilet paper ….

In 2019 China built 56 skyscrapers over 200 m in height = as many as the next 9 countries. @StatistaCharts via… https://t.co/LHNNwl5gjI

A surge in euro-based borrowing taking advantage of low i.r. is weighing the currency down. This could make the eur… https://t.co/qgrMab4Voi

On general hospital beds per capita US stats are worrying, but in terms of ICU beds it leads world, followed by Ger… https://t.co/jRtUOvGwpW

What is the capacity of the hospital system to cope with pandemic? On general hospital beds the US does badly. On I… https://t.co/5Lo2bv9Xuk

If pandemic becomes critical the # of hospital beds will matter: US 2.8 per cap China 4.3 Germany 8 S Korea 12.3 H… https://t.co/5BtJWpi0im

Remarkable how like other port cities New York looked in 1849! https://t.co/DggJL6GcUM

Last year, emerging-market countries taking advantage of low euro i.r. sold a record €52 billion of government-back… https://t.co/YAP7yHfUbZ

just as a comment for how old the framework for a lot of contemporary discourse is, here is a Liberal Party (UK) po… https://t.co/ESChyZxvSn

On a personal note: I think my 1998 paper warning that Japan might be a harbinger for all of us was the best thing… https://t.co/seerKN8RZH

On average it takes 45 months to negotiate a free trade agreement with the US. But some take far longer!… https://t.co/pF4rRs6tIN

When Deutschland AG went global: Deutsche chairman Rolf E Breuer addresses staff by video in June 1999 when Deutsch… https://t.co/CMrIymsF4T

After the Great Depression of the 1930s what is the second most serious recession of modern American history? How m… https://t.co/Te8BgASbco

More than ever, postwar & contemporary art dominates the global art market. @mgerlis on the latest @ArtBasel UBS re… https://t.co/MoBeEkTOFC

How Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater fund management firm sees the transition in balance of global economy from USA/Europe t… https://t.co/jB7gO1btef

The value of the global art market shrank 5 per cent to $64.1bn in 2019, its first fall in three years, as trade te… https://t.co/UeFz2XSjMZ

In the aftermath of the 2008 crisis, EM corporates led by China began issuing bonds as never before. From interesti… https://t.co/uJV6Rnbt2m

The Taliban has a saying: “America has the watches; we have the time.” Great opening line from @EdwardGLuce… https://t.co/5bwGMpHYhk

Countries worldwide that are most dependent on tourism. Data from @WorldBank Slightly fishy thing is that no Africa… https://t.co/KOSkRRvp8r

Executive assistants once ran the office. Increasingly, the office runs without them. The decline of a solid career… https://t.co/3DUTLfGBs7

Wyndham Lewis The Surrender of Barcelona 1934–7 “I set out to paint a 14th c scene as I should do if I could be tra…

13% of China’s banks are rated high-risk by the PBoC. This is an alarming level of weakness in a sector that is goi… https://t.co/pXQnSvqvTd