ADAM TOOZE

“We are not here to close spreads.” @GeneralTheorist Estimates that those 7 words probably cost Italy EUR14 billion… https://t.co/N1brS5WeXl

In recent years US businesses issued $1.2trn in leveraged loans. Now they are trading at 84 cents on the dollar = l… https://t.co/UqOfL6c1kk

Is the system working? Bravo to @dandrezner for returning to the themes of his 2014 book! The conclusion? Less well… https://t.co/h4u7Z6Tal5

First the ECB, then the Eurogroup and now the EU’s heads of government fail to deliver key decisions on the financi… https://t.co/kKPbh0kmpt

First the ECB, then the Eurogroup and now the EU’s heads of government fail to deliver key decisions on the financi… https://t.co/B4H4ZNjeJm

In recent years US businesses issued $1.2trn in leveraged loans. Now they are trading at 84 cents on the dollar = l… https://t.co/07USgwiorB

China shifted 42,000 external health workers to Wuhan to fight the crisis. According to official figures they suffe… https://t.co/cqdZxug9uI

Is the system working? Bravo to @dandrezner for returning to the themes of his 2014 book! The conclusion? Less well… https://t.co/3YXi1f0A4V

Somebody is rather pleased with his ⁦@TPpodcast_⁩ mic ready for transatlantic chat with David r and ⁦@HelenHet20⁩ t… https://t.co/fp7eDM6Hc6

"Russia could navigate oil prices btw $25-$30/barrel for 6-10 years, finance ministry said on Monday, estimating th… https://t.co/44pzwdQiFP

Follow @RobinBrooksIIF to track the impact of corona shutdown not just in AE but worldwide. https://t.co/g6X95tqj9E

There are “few reasonable economic comparisons” to this situation, said Paul Donovan, chief economist at UBS Global… https://t.co/DhNUCLPluW

"The gained knowledge benefits US and other countries at this critical time." Worth remembering slides like this wh… https://t.co/4Wq25ko72e

Viral time really is different – different both to "climate time" and "liquidity shock/2008" time. The struggle rig… https://t.co/D6Gr1UiFR2

Is there data on how many medical staff/vents etc were mobilized by China from OUTSIDE Wuhan/Hubei to meet the surg… https://t.co/yYUyAWqpdM

"If a country can hunt ppl to the ends of the earth w GPS guided drones, it can contain an outbreak “ True… https://t.co/gbGeuAUnSB

"Xi's speech on CCP's war-effort to contain virus is a world-historical document.” This is fantastic. Why doesn’t… https://t.co/2Mal6OBokb

@adam_tooze @MacaesBruno A detail that people keep overlooking. "the typical supplier is producing custom parts fo… https://t.co/8ztU7izAfs

Vent not equals vent: This classification of ventilator types from the US census of 2010 is illuminating… https://t.co/e5lGyhipt8

As the sparring btw Trump and Beijing escalates, it is worth remembering this earlier phase of the outbreak when vi… https://t.co/lbXVuxpgb1

Association of British Insurers statement. To be honest I think the insurance debate of the last 24 hours is a re… https://t.co/g9mGearqpV

Turkey experienced a dramatic sudden stop in Aug 2018. What followed was a sharp drop in GDP, the current account d… https://t.co/HL9ylz1n4A

Mexico is on frontline of EM sell off, hit both by fear and slump in oil. A while back there was worrying talk abou… https://t.co/MJ6juCpHc2

Im just catching up with @70sBachchan mega-thread on corona. As is true for his threads on climate, this one is a t… https://t.co/BonoLnFHJ5

UK has only 5000 ventilators & no national production capacity. Fascinating but horrifying article on how Johnson g… https://t.co/OI7j8GqkO9

According to a 2010 census of hospital equipment, this is how ventilators were distributed across the US.… https://t.co/3S7NsUELIf

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How will scarce ventilators be allocated over weeks to come? Presumably what happens in ICU stays in ICU, but these… https://t.co/52QgBeLGWE

Cambridge researchers tested if wearing 2 layers of homemade masks improved filtration. For a dish cloth / tea towe… https://t.co/8jlFhmZ9Hc

@RCownie Im talking about stockpiling. I understand that for this pandemic the die is already cast.

What would it cost to buy 50,000? Av machine might cost $25k in normal times. Top of line ICU unit $50k -> cost of… https://t.co/tc7JxZH9be

Worldwide production capacity for medical ventilators is in the range of 40,000 to 50,000 units pa and not all of t… https://t.co/oLqnsjLd2v

How much to spend? Spend it now, or wait until we know duration of epidemic? How will bond market react? Spain’s le… https://t.co/KjQHXDxzlC

‘The Last Day of Pompeii’, the 19th-century painting by Karl Bryullov in the State Russian Museum in Saint Petersbu… https://t.co/aVYIhu7KKj