ADAM TOOZE

Good graphs on the scale of Germany’s important fiscal package. Sets the stage for the debate in Europe today. https://t.co/HCejyQqRaT

One of the really good younger folks in political economy is @BJMbraun here he is opening up the question of dollar… https://t.co/AqslNplNZi

Every time you talk about a central bank making losses on its holdings, an angel loses its wings. You shall not cru… https://t.co/HR6c75FOpj

Amidst the wave of central bank measures it is easy to miss the really significant ones. Powell’s Fed yesterday cha… https://t.co/KpF4McUzQp

Asia’s life insurers likely hold somewhere between $1.5 trillion and $2 trillion of foreign currency denominated bo… https://t.co/h6pekSEoGP

An-My Lê | Courtesy photo This An-My Lê photograph of military training in the California desert is currently on vi… https://t.co/7ppD2gfM2D

Asia’s life insurers likely hold somewhere between $1.5 trillion and $2 trillion of foreign currency denominated bo… https://t.co/fkg3IRXWic

1/THREAD: PREPARE FOR TRIAGE Please watch this difficult-to-watch video posted by @Fred_Adri then enhanced with su… https://t.co/tOflOpkBm0

You know what else happens in war time? Excess profit taxes.

@ErikBerglof Hi @ErikBerglof one thing I have learned the hard way is that you dont get to pick your own titles.

This priest, Suffering from the coronavirus, gave up his ventilator to give to a younger patient and has died. His… https://t.co/mgSgBCnfc0

Just heard of law firm having first mtg of 68 partners on Zoom Was so much better than in-person mtgs they decided… https://t.co/VQz5hTm0BQ

Gabor & the repo man … the glamorous indie movie Jim Jarmusch never made. I love it. https://t.co/wpVrMFjzxp

One more reason not to worry too much about inflation. https://t.co/KVvhdx3RfA

#Petsmakeitbetter A1C Hosea L. Washington, 377th Civil Engineering Squadron, talks to Willy the white puppy, Mot th… https://t.co/LjlmGv0GAg

@SimonTilford Oh they want dollars … just not long-dated treasurys.

@SimonTilford Hi @SimonTilford my sense is that the game has changed in that the real urgency right now is to have cash.

Scramble to restructure the energy sector’s debt is beginning: "Whiting Petroleum, an oil driller and Antero Resour… https://t.co/S451J6WCPZ

My wife and I have COVID-19, and it’s insane to me that people are seriously considering just letting this thing sp… https://t.co/TCsimAXaAE

The Hammer & Dance dialectic is brilliantly illuminating and provides a gold standard of rational state response to… https://t.co/nsYP06Tz0m

Reminder that even US Treasuries, despite being very liquid assets, are not perfect substitutes for the most liquid… https://t.co/y0FiY6iIlY

"Conservative economists Steven Moore & Art Laffer have been lobbying the WH for more than a week to strongly consi… https://t.co/fegeIkvf8g

Dominos that might fall? One in China? Back in January the excellent @ajb_powell of @FTAlphaville Compiled this dos… https://t.co/STeiba91xf

In the past month, Mexican Peso has fallen 25%, Indonesia's Rupiah 17% and South Africa's Rand 15%. Why are these m… https://t.co/ISGU0eFvQP

Prior to COVID-19, @adam_tooze, @heimbergecon & I said Italy's GDP was 7% below potential, based on low core inflat… https://t.co/NtV6rykz9S

"Post-1970s economics was already suffering from pre-existing conditions; Covid-19 could be what sends the old orth… https://t.co/OGgbMsJYwQ

Not only are these “lets face it we have to restart the economy”-takes cynical, but they are in their own way unrea… https://t.co/vBmq4RnMPn

I clearly live in a sheltered corner of twitter. https://t.co/jFqlZDnW1u

The entire structure of financial assets is being shaken by a giant spike in volatility. @DeutscheBank via… https://t.co/UonPcQdMuz

Further evidence of dysfunction in the huge and foundational market for US Treasurys. Volume of 10yr futures traded… https://t.co/C9v0tItlEK

Can you imagine trying to disinfect the New York subway. What would it even look like if it was clean? How do you d… https://t.co/SNZWC1pXWc

It is easier to imagine the end of the world than to imagine the end of Carnival Cruises.

Nigeria can ill afford to lose oil revenue and is now offering huge discounts! https://t.co/oxJtOBuXFd

NEWS from @NYSLabor: From Monday, 3/16, to Saturday, 3/21, the agency received: 1.7 million calls and 2.3 million w… https://t.co/6Aou1TBpsI