ADAM TOOZE

Where the difference btw “hard” and “soft” data really bites: there is a large and growing gap btw % of US firms “i… https://t.co/SqVJy3HEdh

The appalling neglect of public transport in NYC reflects class inequality: commute times and incomes vary inversel… https://t.co/PqalSGUmL5

If the German Green party seems to be gaining support amidst the refugee controversy this has a lot to do with the… https://t.co/C6YaYxStX0

High on agenda of Pakistan’s new gov after 25 July election will be the question of an IMF program to address situa… https://t.co/Kaw7edMnhV

Amidst uncertainty in financial markets and pressure on EM, Pakistan’s reserves have fallen by 1/3 over the past ye… https://t.co/2iJNIiENqC

"For each subway-dependent block group, we use data … to find the number of minutes during the commute that the lin… https://t.co/PLr2gkBaH5

"a dress-rehearsal, carefully coordinated with Beijing to field test what would happen if/when China starts to liqu… https://t.co/neX94OS2q0

Super cool analysis by @NicoleGorton on how and why commute times and the impact of #NYC subway delays varies by in… https://t.co/Ez1su5Vwq4

Whether NYC’s shamefully run down subway system makes your daily commute a stressful nightmare depends on your inco… https://t.co/cofKmSZKAN

@DaelNorwood Agreed. German definitions are increasingly and properly capacious. The difference in perception remains.

Americans perceive themselves to be a country of immigrants. Their perception is wildly out of kilter with reality.… https://t.co/AEsQ9sx1hR

Though I say so myself this is a hell of a lot of bang for your buck. I won’t speak to the merits of CRASHED. But i… https://t.co/QbnvjLJ774

Fortunes of global capital as measured by earnings per share across broad basket of rich country and EM stock marke… https://t.co/sCmg8O8qA9

Pakistan devalues again, amidst serious currency outflow and plunging reserves I can’t help feeling that its deteri… https://t.co/eosGyoUR1S

VERY SPECIAL OFFER: Free copy of @adam_tooze's brand new CRASHED (worth £30) w @prospect_uk sub. It's THE book th… https://t.co/XwqcIn70UY

In a strangely timed move Russia slashed its holding of US Treasuries from $96bn to $14bn. Selling into a market wi… https://t.co/28jQy0531F

The gap btw international and domestic ratings of Chinese banks are stretching credulity to breaking point. h/t… https://t.co/KkKMlkK7sk

It is like the struggle of the Ostrogoths at Vesuvius … surprisingly good documentary about Alfred Jodl, chief of o… https://t.co/QtfqLY7lmT

Alarming but fascinating piece on China’s entangled money market mutual funds and banks. Beijing is obviously tryin… https://t.co/VYWtPfLT0a

Fighting the pounds: btw the ages of 20 and 60% of American women and 40% of men are trying to lose weight! Its a a… https://t.co/jxNgXNu1o7

Official unemployment is at historically low levels and yet real wages are falling. Even allowing for hidden slack… https://t.co/dc98PIgKsh

The only rich country economy whose yield curve is not flattening and pointing towards a recession is Germany in th… https://t.co/v09p5T6gaI

Majority of US fund managers expect the next recession to start by end of 2019 or early 2020. @SoberLook… https://t.co/QUwKEbS3F8

Two great reports by @TheEconomist on Chinese urban development strategy and repression in Xinjiang made up my mind… https://t.co/FlB6yjMR3i

This is one of the most remarkable graphs in economic history to date: China’s iron ore imports climb linearly from… https://t.co/QLgCfia3Vz

"Trump thinks that Europe is “too big to be controllable by DC, so it’s bad for America.” Trumpery crude as ever. B… https://t.co/TW2LittKRc

@70sBachchan @DeutscheBank One of the things that makes Dalio different is that he has a vivid historical imagination!

A Man Called Ernest Mandel (1972) – interview with leading theorist of late capitalism of 4th International.… https://t.co/YMRPnKEtjF

GM sells more cars in China than in the US: that factoid from @DeutscheBank tipped me over the edge. A blog post of… https://t.co/zB2zn5dt0o

How Ernest Mandel, Belgian Marxist Economists of 4th International, theorist of late capitalism was banned from Nix… https://t.co/VkeRBdLtfB

“What the United States want, that’s to divide France and Germany.” – Le Maire commenting on tensions within the EU… https://t.co/jbrlBt29x3

This is what sovereignty looks like in the 21st century: https://t.co/hNdp2sO7wa

Fascinating read on EEC membership and Thatcherism: Brings to mind the Nick Crafts take on British productivity tre… https://t.co/AQpuXK2uU8