ADAM TOOZE

As both Europe and the US are preoccupied with debates about migration, it is useful to have these data from… https://t.co/sNqH5dFHqy

"If one thinks of raw materials as an early warning system — copper is frequently called the metal with an economi… https://t.co/2PhuzQxcxS

The Trump tax cut seems to have slashed Federal revenue from corporate taxes by c. $120bn data from Torsten Slok of… https://t.co/OFEaauOPL4

The reorganization of the European steel industry around two Indian conglomerates and two offspring of the Nazi sel… https://t.co/mAxoUuf1SG

Just in case there was an question about the openness of the US elite, check out the college backgrounds of America… https://t.co/nZ3dRw8FnE

@BaldingsWorld That’s really interesting. Thanks for clarification.

Oil prices and production are back, but oil employment is not. Productivity enhancing innovation finally comes to t… https://t.co/vOUAWnC4tj

INDISPENSABLE survey of issues around China’s insertion into global trade regime by @Brad_Setser ends with a macroe… https://t.co/7ueCyFUdyN

@DuncanWeldon @Birdyword @RajaKorman Clsa?

The economic mood has turned down worldwide according to indicators of new slow which closely track business cycle… https://t.co/h63p9ruAYu

INDISPENSABLE survey of issues around China’s insertion into global trade regime by @Brad_Setser ends with a macroe… https://t.co/rPpt1Coy5y

Good to know that our financial system and its stability are securely founded on solid profits and that the Fed is… https://t.co/JqNbzUzFvh

Global imbalances have since 2011 been driven primarily by surge in eurozone current account surplus (plus Japan to… https://t.co/ikr1p7QKIr

How the surge in “other liabilities” drove the expansion of US bank balance sheets until 2008 … and then stopped.… https://t.co/rqdoJhZnH8

How inflation/deflation pressure is dispersed across the different components that make up the CPI. Very cool graph… https://t.co/HDX1qOe5aO

Just rebalancing his giant wealth portfolio! Zuckerberg’s sales of facebook stock make for interesting reading.… https://t.co/WSVD2serfw

The decline in the number of Americans earning poverty level wages is driven above all by improvement in labour mar… https://t.co/3RuSkoIigr

Math of ship scrapping: 720 VLCC in global fleet, 20% excess capacity, 25 year normal life, at 15 yr major maintena… https://t.co/bSkKH8tv6m

The struggle over labour law is a struggle over trade unions in the public sector, because that is where they are!… https://t.co/wuJu7fomtu

Culling the VLCC – as global demand for bulk movement of oil falls, scrap yards in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh a… https://t.co/0Zbx3FRTfG

Record numbers of Americans over the age of 85 are working including thousands who are truckers!… https://t.co/ud7dSfNB6y

Two things stand out from this @blackrock graph of Chinese credit growth: 1. how bank credit creation dominated gov… https://t.co/ARN2J1xYHI

Good to know that our banks and their stability are securely founded on solid profits & that the Fed is keeping a c… https://t.co/YiFKQAoNtW

China’s forex debt increased 29% you in 2018Q1 to a record $1.8trn. 53% of that is $. EUR surged 60% to $109bn. The… https://t.co/VtWtMBnjDm

NAFTA exports account for 30% of Mexican GDP and 20% of Canadian. Trump fatigue comes easily and obviously there wo… https://t.co/bbfH3Hxk4k

Turkey is a natural experiment in international political economy right now: Can you flaunt investor opinion and co… https://t.co/zySK1WpUvI

The boom & bust of Europe’s banking system created a spike in cross border banking claims, but, either way, as for… https://t.co/2XOfAaCUeX

Cheddar hits lows not seen since 2009: “it’s a nightmare” “uncertainty is devastating”. How the trade war threat is… https://t.co/R2UGsSZmao

Yield curve flattening is a danger sign, but when the spread falls below 20 basis points history suggests that a re… https://t.co/jrcgvbr6tI

Shrinking the state: whereas private sector employment in the US has grown 9.1% relative to pre-crisis highs, local… https://t.co/M6Sr4Ho2S1

Ten years after the recession 13.5m more Americans are claiming food stamps than in 2007 = 50 % increase.… https://t.co/elpQINiC0P

@DuncanWeldon don’t I KNOW it …

In a world of low interest rates, credit cards are really a miraculous business! Never charging less than 12.5% eve… https://t.co/OWMP7Bli9m

What competition and lack of it has done to America in the last twenty years! https://t.co/d9yoX5ywiZ