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Retreat of Europeans from investment banking continues: Deutsche and Barclays way down. No European bank in top 6. https://t.co/MCWjUNSTG0

Interesting thread on forced labour in Third Reich with great expert Goschler on compensation issue. https://t.co/6NwVg8dj6N

More unanimous than bankers: 83 % of UK scientists oppose Brexit https://t.co/alj7usBj8H

From Beijing: On the optimistic view, US Military Moves in South China Sea "make no sense at all: @Diplomat_APAC https://t.co/lwEub6ESzx

Kuehlenz voice of old FTD: policy vacuum created by Germany’s ordoliberal strategy reminiscent of late stage of GDR: https://t.co/HswSzCJPka

Remarkably low levels of a approval for fairness of US economic system. With Trump as the anti-system “republican". https://t.co/qBSg96WY2T

Recession concentrates poverty: 54 % of poor Americans live in areas of high deprivation https://t.co/thoSUihjjF via @BrookingsInst

For vintage piece of “greatest generation” 1990s rhetoric: NYT on D-Day 50th anniv. “The terrible and sacred shore” https://t.co/YLwZc4ooxY

In utero exposure to the financial crisis explored: https://t.co/q8CSZZYElY

Very interesting German TU report on textiles industry and globalization: https://t.co/IMFccYPuRt

Central banks and markets have reached the point of Keynes's 'higher reasoning" https://t.co/u4usZEB4m6 via @TheEconomist

Economist also on the UK current account story. Compare with nhttps://t.co/VLWWmu8EWa https://t.co/gTzVtm5GfA

On night of German invasion of Soviet Union 21/22 June 1941 Goebbels invited select crowd to view prerelease of Gone with the Wind!

Familiar but still remarkable: Gestapo total staff 7000 v. population of 60 m. Stasi staff 90,000 v. GDR population of 17 million.

Will brexit be nail in coffin of london-nyc centered financialization? https://t.co/RG8ROu2xmF

30 March 1775. The British parliament passed an act prohibiting its North American colonies from trading with anyone other than Britain.

Real demand much lower: For years, traders on the mainland have used copper as collateral to finance carry trade: https://t.co/WhO9nTKw2b

If trump wasn't enough: Stands on lgbt issues tear at the two main conservative bases https://t.co/lH9admRmIp