ADAM TOOZE

Rise of the Greens (now on highest polling since 2013, Özdemir now most popular politician in Germany) just as inte… https://t.co/patvvm6OOS

Nigeria issuing 20&30 years bonds = historic 1st. Sub-saharan Africa has window to borrow long! But is EM sovereign… https://t.co/4JtyTYXvgR

The share of wealth held by top 1 % in US at 42.5% is vastly greater than that in any other rich country, c. four

"It’s only the 23rd worst out of the 58 in history.” Thought-provoking piece on pol econ of Venezuelan hyperinflat… https://t.co/YSJZBccR20

Entsiffen – the culture wars triggered by the AfD and its ambition to “clean up” German culture. Fascinating and al… https://t.co/QlzNtNzoOg

I really hope my 8:15am flight this morning is delayed. Otherwise I will be in the air without Wi-Fi until 4:30pm—f… https://t.co/aobCkAFe1o

America’s car makers were trailing German and Japanese competition in the China market anyway. A trade war really d… https://t.co/NIs8Q2EPBZ

In mean wealth per capita the US is #2 only to Luxembourg tax haven in the OECD. It also has one of the lowest figu…

Cars may not be computers with constant deflation and massive technological advance, but the price performance sinc… https://t.co/Eo9PDuG2J6

56 % of cars bought in the US in 2017 came from domestic production. Of that amount 44 % were manufactured by forei… https://t.co/LStsVlIftj

Within the framework of NAFTA as @Brad_Setser explains shifting balance of auto production and trade has been drive… https://t.co/UUwe6gf9lK

Mexican auto exports have surged as "restructuring of the U.S. auto sector in the aftermath of the great North Atla… https://t.co/tZg1UkVvmN

Political Scientist Wolfgang Merkel on the quality and fragility of German democracy and the emergence of a “middle… https://t.co/n4Y18AEoQN

@StephanEwald mit 23 hatte ich ihn, aber der ist mir dann irgendwie abhanden gekommen. 🙁 Dann wollte ich für jed… https://t.co/gzEbQaVbSN

Germany's defence budget as % of GDP has shrunk, then stagnated, since the Cold War; and with it the county's capac… https://t.co/jkkxSxXVV1

"ECB President’s continued membership of G30 could undermine public confidence in independence of the ECB. Ombudsma… https://t.co/KwrbpDlzxG

"the Administration apparently is seriously considering opting out of ISDS in NAFTA” fascinating talk by leading in… https://t.co/C2Zd3ib1n0

If you ever see one of these backpacks sitting somewhere, do mention it to someone. It is the portable Special Atom… https://t.co/fugdAfqCCx

In May US airforce dropped 600 weapons in Afghanistan. That is 20 per day! 78% up from last year.… https://t.co/vHd8SHs0Ig

When we say tactical nuclear weapons we mean tactical: Davy Crockett M29 launcher system. Not obvious that its rang… https://t.co/as3jtzFQIg

I’m fascinated by trajectories of militarism in the mid 20th century and this looks really interesting. Elvis’s Arm… https://t.co/6XMl9zcIkW

China’s coking coal consumption fluctuates by the total amount used in EU, N America & Japan put together!… https://t.co/sYTFG5FBFs

Guess which economy has the fastest growing appetite for America’s booming shale oil exports? Yup … China! 2nd afte… https://t.co/KvsDSlML3e

Normally capacity constraints trigger in UK manufacturing, not since 2016. Brexit uncertainty? @PantheonMacro… https://t.co/lVXIpwq8Be

Inspired by @adam_tooze's excellent review, I read Globalists by @zeithistoriker and Not Enough by @samuelmoyn. Bot… https://t.co/fD9vHv66Db

How does “Designed by Apple in California. Assembled in China” actually work? The parts for iPhones come from the E… https://t.co/X8mMUjp3pR

For first time in decade Chinese investors are net sellers of US real estate. With yuan sliding and authorities tig… https://t.co/0pigVpm4XT

“Designed by Apple in California. Assembled in China … and sold there”. China is Apples most important market outsi… https://t.co/adVyrTNOjf

Interesting looking new book on central banking politics recommended by @gilliantett https://t.co/gQDGQMqCuN… https://t.co/LsGw0FZiwl

China’s regulators suffocated the $44bn deal btw Qualcomm and Dutch chipmaker NXP and in so doing changes the game… https://t.co/l4DjdqHxLb

"tough decisions have to be taken to protect the economic prosperity in Pakistan” – can Pakistan square Chinese dri… https://t.co/WDs0JYGz56

Leverage – United Airlines, American and Delta change their websites to comply with Chinese demands on naming Taiwa… https://t.co/uGbbMFDW1a

Interesting debate going on about Marcchione’s reign at Fiat Chrysler. He moved legal HQ to NL and tax HQ to London… https://t.co/BWXflmjY0Z

Fascinating IMF evaluation of “policy gaps” and current accounts imbalances with Germany and NL at one end and US/… https://t.co/ZomKpx9Oud

US corporations have huge incentive to adopt positions favoring individual rights and civil liberties, but to stay… https://t.co/fLhB2nFM86

Tied to the euro the IMF finds German prices and wages to be too low -> RER undervalued -> current account surplus… https://t.co/Q71BnwQl6j