Bullets manufactured in Serbia were used by Nigerian authorities in lethal crackdown on unarmed protesters in Lagos, an investigation has revealed. Through variety of shady channels Serbia is a long-time arms supplier to Nigeria as @BIRN_Network exposed. balkaninsight.com/2020/11/18/ser… https://t.co/xr675p6pvt
Americans born into low-income households are far less likely to rise to higher rungs in income ladder than their European counterparts, according to @OECDeconomy data From major @PIIE study on inequality in AE. piie.com/microsites/how… https://t.co/CrZkvYjdg8
How politics of economic policy has shifted in eurozone to enable 2020 fix. Schematic by Marco Buti Chef de Cabinet of commissioner @PaoloGentiloni His talk and discussion with @nicolas_veron to be uploaded by @ColumbiaEurope https://t.co/hWPl4nTLen
"The way in which the crisis unfolded tainted the narrative on its nature” Marco Buti making a profound point about the politics of Europe’s response to 2008-2015 compared to 2020. Video of meeting to be posted by @ColumbiaEurope https://t.co/P3XciGHvMH
The EU’s response to the corona crisis, as sketched by Marco Buti. In debate today with @nicolas_veron @ColumbiaEurope will post video recording. https://t.co/gMUZ66hQkS
RT @olgatuleninova: Albrecht Dürer Iris troiana – watercolor ink on paper -Detail 1508 https://t.co/t1kSMtRcTs
The EU’s response to the corona crisis as sketched by Marco Buti. In discussion with @nicolas_veron right now. Register and join us now. Running until 1.15 pm. events.columbia.edu/cal/event/show… https://t.co/4ffS0UaNvU
Inspired by tech autonomy push, Chinese semiconductor companies have raised nearly $38 bn so far in 2020 —more than double last year’s total. But, it is an industry littered with overambitious failures. @lizalinwsj wsj.com/articles/tech-… https://t.co/ofUfIJZ2xg
RT @adam_tooze: In this @TPpodcast_ with @HelenHet20 we wind up talking, as Helen and I tend to, about the Fed, central banking, vaccines,…
In this zoom seminar right now with Marco Buti and @nicolas_veron europe.columbia.edu/events/eu-resp…
Amongst the G10 currencies the euro is the most undervalued relative to the $ i.e. it ought to appreciate to equilibrate trade balance. Swiss Franc, as a safe haven currency, is the most overvalued. @RothkoResearch via @SoberLook https://t.co/0mF1hiUqII
Since imports from low-wage EM surged across AE at same time and only after 2000, they are very unlikely by themselves to explain peculiar surge in inequality in the US. @PIIE breaks a lance for globalization. piie.com/microsites/how… https://t.co/GIXFkpiXwl
Sudan Will Decide the Outcome of Ethiopia's Civil War As PM Abiy moves v Tigray People’s Liberation Front—Khartoum’s will determine whether conflict remains a local affair or a regional conflagration. Urgent & highly informative by @japanizar @mkheirom foreignpolicy.com/2020/11/14/sud… https://t.co/K03hNfAL55
November 2020 the moment where we had both the Fed and the ECB PLEADING for fiscal action from deadlocked political processes in Congress and in EU. barrons.com/news/eu-recove… https://t.co/adygpBiJji
Options for central banks, & Fed/ECB in particular, against backdrop of lowflation, corona, the climate crisis, political deadlock on both sides of the Atlantic. Theme of upcoming issue of my new newsletter, Chartbook. To get #3 as email, sign up here. adamtooze.substack.com. https://t.co/3CXTGilgiu
RT @AkshatRathi: @joethw8s @full_enjoyment @adam_tooze @gordonschuecker Exactly why primary energy is best looked at alongside final energy…
The relentless downward slide of inflation in the US as plotted by inflationdata.com/Inflation/Infl… H/t @SoberLook https://t.co/uCWPSGeVSE
RT @JonButter2: @adam_tooze @lucasguttenberg Twitter will translate it in an adequate way.
This thread by @lucasguttenberg on EU budget stand off with Poland and Hungary should be translated into English. twitter.com/lucasguttenber…
So no deal on Rule of Law mechanism and EU budget until December. July recovery package/Green deal in play. Shades of 2011? Difference is that ECB is fully in the game -> no panic in bond markets that puts Italy in play. twitter.com/MehreenKhn/sta…
"How imports of foreign supplies of medical kit and medicines came to rescue of US hospitals and patients” – rather polemical title for an interesting chart. In new @SimonEvenett @BaldwinRE volume on WTO. voxeu.org/content/revita… https://t.co/wX7c7WrZ9s
On political grounds Slovenia joins Poland and Hungary roadblock on rule of law mechanism and EU budget. At stake is EU funding to tune of 3,3 and 5 % of GDP respectively. Turns out that is not enough money to buy you compliance in this case. twitter.com/lucasguttenber…
Two of most knowledgeable voices on ins and outs of EU fiscal arrangements @lucasguttenberg and @jfkirkegaard laying out options for recovery funding and budget in face of Hungary/Poland opposition. twitter.com/lucasguttenber…
Around the US election net capital flows to EM began to recover the losses of earlier this year. @IIF data via @moodyanalytics and @SoberLook https://t.co/HfkbsaX4uy
There is much speculation about a recovery in inflation in the US in 2021 or 2022. But where will that come from if the credit impulse remains weak? @TS_Lombard via @SoberLook https://t.co/IA7nKvKmlL
When people drop out of the usual 26-week system is when a falling # for continuing UI claims is VERY bad news! twitter.com/hshierholz/sta…
Another Thursday and we are still here … the essential and relentlessly accurate @hshierholz breaking down the disastrous numbers. 1.1 m people applied for UI last week across US. twitter.com/hshierholz/sta…
RT @LynAldenContact: 2020 is the first year in decades where the United States has a lower labor force participation rate than Japan. https…
EM classified in terms of debt sustainability and inflation risk. Nice chart though some of the placements are a literal puzzling. Brazil has highest overall debt sustainability risk? @eulerhermes eulerhermes.com/en_global/news… https://t.co/DeteiMDdO2
"“Is it $2.2tn, $1.5tn? You’ve got to be kidding me. Just split the baby and move on,” Jamie Dimon said deadlock in Congress over stimulus was failing the American people, who feel “deep, deep, deep frustration”.” Its an interesting moment this! ft.com/content/7e4a08… https://t.co/sdYgf45j5d
When you see figures for primary energy consumption you realize the scale of the decarbonization challenge. Renewable, nuclear and hydro are icing on the cake! Great slides by @gordonschuecker slides.com/gordonschuecke… https://t.co/p7u6HTLoOq
RT @ChrisBenson95: "According to the ILO in early April 80% of the global workforce was in some form of disrupted or shut down labour relat…
RT @DavidBeckworth: I am less confident than Morgan Stanley that inflation will recover so rapidly, but if it does this will be the first…
Shanghai launches new copper future: “will mitigate $ influence in global market. That’s the key, to internationalise Cn currency & have more influence in global market pricing system. Cn consumes almost half of world’s commodities, so it is happening.” ft.com/content/2e4c4b… https://t.co/RtW2g5kD2h
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