ADAM TOOZE

@berggruenInst @ForeignPolicy NOT how I would precis that essay!

RT @archinect: Demolition of Paul Rudolph's Burroughs Wellcome Building underway #paulrudolph #preservation arcnct.co/360lmWV https:…

RT @EIB: 'The EU's recovery is slower than the US, not because of its quality or sophistication but because it is not large enough' says

RT @DaveKeating: One of the 1st tests of how much the Biden administration's climate stance differs from its predecessor: gas. America's g…

RT @TheAfricaReport: #Angola imports about 80% of its refined oil. Having a refinery “is of the utmost importance,” says Gemcorp CEO Atana…

Umberto Eco’s digs/library were insane! twitter.com/tedgioia/statu…

Another excellent thread by @jfkirkegaard on the staggering lack of ambition of AE in vaccination. twitter.com/jfkirkegaard/s…

RT @baghdady_rashed: El Alamein war memorial cemetery ،It is distinguished by the beauty of Bougainvillea @CWGC @georgeelia5 https://t.co/9…

There are 200k Americans living in its biggest cities (housed) without access to piped running water! How is that possible? @StatistaCharts via @SoberLook https://t.co/ClQB9X9MwU

Since 2008 the Eurozone has had a mounting problem of lowflation now sliding into deflation. @alpinemacro via @SoberLook https://t.co/b0kw83EDR2

Increasingly, Japan looks like a post growth society. @alpinemacro via @SoberLook https://t.co/WKLgiGL6iw

2021 and we have chief global strategist of @MorganStanley Inv Management inveighing against new “elite consensus” that deficits dont matter, accusing Bernie Sanders of ignoring

Power struggle in Mexico: As AMLO government pushes to restore control over electricity sector, the lights go out. Is CFE heading the direction of ESKOM

All categories of investment in EM fell in 2020 relative to 2019 except one: Chinese bonds (notably Chinese gov bonds) @IIF via @SoberLook https://t.co/l8dJSfIMHF

high-income nations, home to about 1bn people, have secured 4.2bn Covid vaccine doses = 74% of total Gov vaccine orders. In contrast, lower-middle and low-income

After the stress of 2020 27% of American women 29% of Democrats describe their mental health as being in excellent condition! Down from 37 and

US state and local government borrowing for new projects held in 2020 at levels close to pre 2008 period after a decade of slow recovery.

What if the ECB could control yields (and therefore spreads) without actually having to buy bonds? Why the ECB loves the model the BoJ introduced

A Democrat gets elected in the US and what happens, small business owners suddenly realize that taxes are their biggest problem. On a dime! @SoberLook

For all the focus on the high tech vaccine race “winners” Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, they are dwarfed in confirmed orders by AstraZeneca-Oxford (Not counting Novavax,

For all the focus on the high tech vaccine race “winners” Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, they are dwarfed in confirmed orders by AstraZeneca-Oxford (Not counting Novavax)

2008: North Atlantic financial crisis of 2008 2020: Atlantic world corona crisis. @StatistaCharts https://t.co/TTZ6o1mXte

America’s NFIB small business optimism index swings with Republican Presidential fortunes. A truly political economic indicator. thedailyshot.com/2021/01/13/dea… https://t.co/5RcfSvDmdF

A quarter of American tenant families with children ended 2020 behind on rent! @CenterOnBudget via @SoberLook thedailyshot.com/2021/01/12/sto… https://t.co/WK2kzSb9TY

RT @artinsociety: In 1964, construction workers in Rome found this 2nd century ivory doll, with articulated, pose-able limbs & finely detai…

RT @kyblueblood: Powerful image: Ella Fitzgerald jailed in 1955 for singing to an integrated audience. via – KYNow https://t.co/qLs4PZFwNu

Hang on … Kandinsky was an economist before became a world renowned artist???? And he was also the uncle of Russian-French philosopher Alexandre Kojève (1902–1968).

RT @jfkirkegaard: @adam_tooze @Amanda_Vickery :-)… the secret of a happy people – keep losing your wars and territory = low expectations…

Crucial thread from @dwallacewells on the new world of climate politics facing the Biden administration. twitter.com/dwallacewells/…

RT @DEhnts: The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional economic advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advic…

Watch this video from @Amanda_Vickery about the wax and wane of Denmark and one cant help wondering whether it might not be a good role

RT @abarkawi: French central bank announces exit from coal as well as a cap on oil and gas investments by 2024 for its own funds

"on its own, $15 an hour won’t fix what is broken for America’s working class. Mr Biden should push for a floor on conditions as

PS gotta love the fact that the great @sarahoconnor_ is writing about US labour market issues! Read her brilliant essay on low-wage garment sector work

Throughout the pandemic, US genomic sequencing capacity has lagged behind that of the UK -> country with biggest outbreak has undersized capacity to track mutations

I thought Algeria might be weak link in 2020. Tunisia, it turns out, is under even greater stress: Economy contracted 8 % = biggest since