August 17, 2020
RT @frankr_colson: A powerful and indispensable read @adam_tooze twitter.com/JohnRentoul/st…
RT @frankr_colson: A powerful and indispensable read @adam_tooze twitter.com/JohnRentoul/st…
Both in the US and worldwide there is a striking contrast between ever slower development of vaccines & surge in vaccine-related patenting from 1980s. From highly topical essay by @a_rutschman THE VACCINE RACE IN THE 21ST CENTURY Ana Santos Rutschman 61arizlrev729 https://t.co/96Fiwv13iQ
In 1902 the US regulated the production of vaccines for the first time. The industry then went through a remarkable century of expansion and contraction. From: THE VACCINE RACE IN THE 21ST CENTURY Ana Santos Rutschman 61arizlrev729 One for @SoberLook https://t.co/ZesA8GWMyS
3D-printing an animal-free meat formula with color in the laboratories of Redefine Meat Ltd. in Ness Ziona, Israel. Demand for plant-based meat substitutes has soared during the Covid-19 pandemic. PHOTOGRAPHER: CORINNA KERN/BLOOMBERG bloomberg.com/graphics/2020-… https://t.co/Kx5pksETyY
So, in the Gulf, there are businesses that earn their living by delivering ice with which folks cool their outdoor private pools … Now, if that ice were made with refrigerators running on solar power, we’d be talking. twitter.com/afpfr/status/1…
Peru has not only suffered a devastating COVID epidemic. Its (urban/official?) unemployment rate has surged to over 16%. @SoberLook https://t.co/DmyGCoRp8V
Colombia’s GDP contraction in Q2 2020 of 15.7% is a disaster not just for the country but, given the chaos in Venezuela, for the entire region. @SoberLook thedailyshot.com/category/the-d… https://t.co/YrJyx62qK5
RT @MaxCRoser: We’ve just done the daily update of all our work on the Coronavirus pandemic: ourworldindata.org/coronavirus The latest data for s…
Capital flight out of EM is no longer at March/April rates. Indonesia/India seeing inflows. But 1. Not enough to offset losses. 2. Turkey & South Africa still suffering outflows. @IIF @RobinBrooksIIF @Brad_Setser via @SoberLook https://t.co/KGNN2rojnV
RT @MichaelShurkin: My Beaufre library. I have the rest on Kindle except for "Stratégie d'action." Still need that. https://t.co/gGnJvnr63s
RT @JohnRentoul: Peter Clarke, The Keynesian Revolution in the Making, 1924-1936: brilliant book; the history of an idea; intellectually de…
RT @JohnRentoul: Some lovely photos in Richard Carr’s book too: Bill & Hillary meet Reagan, 1983, from Ronald Reagan Library https://t.co/K…
Romanian GDP down 12.3 QoQ Hungary GDP down 14.5 QoQ HUGE hits to Eastern European economies. @SoberLook thedailyshot.com/category/the-d… https://t.co/6fe5rWR8pR
RT @JohnRentoul: Atkinson, Inequality, Apr 2015, uncorrected page proofs, to keep the link (he died 2017, a life’s work unfinished)
RT @JohnRentoul: Tony Atkinson, Economics of Inequality, 1983, early layer of sediment on the bookcase: still remember its explanation of P…
RT @JohnRentoul: The white (bleached out) spine is The Wealth Report, ed Frank Field, 1979, just as Thatcher started to widen the gap https…
RT @NASAEarth: A Third of the U.S. Faces Drought earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147118/… https://t.co/7m7ky1L81R
@Makroint @SoberLook Of course. Happy to. Thanks for your clarification.
The ruins of Berlin’s railway stations as a postwar playground. twitter.com/MenschOhneMusi…
At much lower levels of per capita income, China’s household leverage (debt/gdp) is converging with that of the US. @business Charlie Zhu via @SoberLook thedailyshot.com/category/the-d… https://t.co/QtLcWtMj4m
“dumb-ass American money” Chinese investors think US money flowing into China is misguided. Americans see China as just another big EM -> pick consumer sectors. Locals favor tech that will be backed by “Made in China 2025” Provocative from @shuli_ren bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… https://t.co/wx2AolEpyC
RT @CarnegieRussia: This may sound modest compared to the vision of a union state, but better to give up illusions & save lives & money tha…
"AND THE BEST PART, connected to the home is a 2500 sq ft legitimate jail with 9 cells, booking room and 1/2 bath. The cell door lock throws appear to be operational. Full basement under the home with lighting throughout. Possibilities are amazing with this property." twitter.com/kgreifeld/stat…
Falling consumption was already exerting a severe drag on Japanese GDP in late 2019. In 2020 consumption slumped. Unlike any previous recession. @jsblokland via @SoberLook thedailyshot.com/category/the-d… https://t.co/gsnBi9YvyI
Even on the @ecb relatively optimistic forecast of recovery path it is a very long way back for Eurozone GDP. @PantheonMacro via @SoberLook thedailyshot.com/category/the-d… https://t.co/lti1kRhKLs
The fact that real disposable personal income actually surged in the US thanks to COVID assistance makes 2020 shock quite unlike any previous US recession. @jsblokland via @SoberLook thedailyshot.com/category/the-d… https://t.co/7fMPgzvF65
The politicization of consumer expectations survey in the US continues to be extreme, but COVID seems to have flipped “independents” from the Rep to the Dem side. @TheTerminal via @SoberLook https://t.co/ySuzKBr54h
GDP per capita: Poland, Russia, Belarus, Moldova. Current$ v. PPP Tell same basic story but Poland’s extreme growth rate is moderated by PPP. https://t.co/YOra1jXbFW
Comparisons to growth rate in Poland make most countries in Europe look bad. But these are absolute figures and the comparison with Belarus is telling! ft.com/content/4b9c32… https://t.co/t7ENlBDG3N
As political tension intensifies and the banking industry suffers recession in Hong Kong, mainland Chinese investment banks continue to hire. @KangHexin ft.com/content/abbbfc… https://t.co/ci4S4oEjmW
The head count at mainland Chinese investment banks in Hong Kong has long overtaken Hong Kong-native banks and is catching that at international banks. ft.com/content/964e6a… https://t.co/hkuerNGxjM
Weird … two versions of the same graph off the @FT One with captions one without. China v. US … thought I was seeing things. Must move on ….:) ft.com/graphics https://t.co/hJheD71d3Y
Spending on renewables in China v. US. Oddly the version via @FT graphics has captions. One for @SoberLook https://t.co/P6SxAYXyfN
China v US spending on renewable energy sources. Im guessing dark blue is US v. Light-blue China. @FT please fix! Important piece by @derek_brower on Dems climate policy. ft.com/content/2ac477… https://t.co/5LA7POjjda
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