ADAM TOOZE

Has there been a piecemeal loosening of Germany’s tight fiscal policy under Scholz? YES there has. But this is how… https://t.co/hw66HUhGRf

Politics of economic reseach in Germany is heating up! Just as @AchimTruger and the 5 of the @SVR_Wirtschaft go int… https://t.co/QwFdikq3p1

"The five institutes warned that Germany was experiencing an “economic slump.” @TobiasBuckFT reporting on Gemeinsch… https://t.co/ldqY24Iyy8

5 of Germany’s leading econ research institutes, including DIW, ifo, IfW Kiel, IWH Halle and RWI Essen come out aga… https://t.co/6bfrKo4x72

"Syria’s conflict has displaced roughly half the prewar population, with about 6m refugees outside its borders and… https://t.co/Q1JHRIJIn8

Fed’s ad hoc intervention in repo market "eased funding constraints, but the sheer scale of the operations — $200bn… https://t.co/SEuXyA6klv

I challenge ECFIN's defence of the EU's potential output method and estimates and call for a major revision of EU f… https://t.co/5cRlBqfLMZ

One of the things that was impressive about Lisbon's vast Berardo collection of modern and contemporary art was tha… https://t.co/1veP3cLxIq

“Billionaires should not exist” does not mean certain people should not exist. It means no person should have a bi… https://t.co/vsJKFpWCfC

Left: a still from a Parisian film about the scourge of opium dens, 1918. Right: A picture of a man's garden afte… https://t.co/LEOYprwXle

As Poland digs in on coal a key test of the von der Leyen will be how it handles the issue of money. Warsaw has sai… https://t.co/fLaMeE4Cps

Lagarde has to fight on two fronts: a potential recession and reluctant fiscal policy-makers. It’s a bloody difficu… https://t.co/oHLZXYbvEf

In 2015 the UK committed to exiting coal power gen by 2025. https://t.co/sj9xFCjM56 Thanks to demand cuts, maintai… https://t.co/RfzEX9gsMR

The UK and the US are the only major AE sovereign borrowers with no debt at negative yields.… https://t.co/chUPwWeZb5

Elementary school teachers in Italy are paid less than half what their counterparts are paid in Germany.… https://t.co/XFduXe0MIO

Germany’s target is 65% renewables for electricity generation by 2030. In a GOOD week, such as week 10 of 2019, 4-1… https://t.co/Xq68o6TDC2

The “errors & emissions” item in the Chinese balance of payments has risen to unprecedented levels, suggesting evas… https://t.co/iZImT1F7Lj

"Had Germany decided to tackle coal first rather than nuclear I think Germany could be in a similar position to the… https://t.co/VHljbljdc4

Eurozone business confidence may be falling rapidly, but consumers are relatively unaffected.… https://t.co/fCCEX119Am

“Poland is one of those countries that must first have a very detailed compensation package. We must know how much… https://t.co/IZzSmI2zWk

If there is reason to be concerned about the state of sentiment in the eurozone, the situation in the UK is far wor… https://t.co/BysEmOzue9

@AchimTruger @SVR_Wirtschaft May the force be with you!

@Wad_emecum @PantheonMacro @SoberLook I agree but historically the openness of the UK economy was one of its truly… https://t.co/v08H1FILaG

Comparing Germany's inadequate climate package of 20 Sep, which I discuss here: https://t.co/PCWG1mrKJt With Brit… https://t.co/XPtTabnKBh

I must admit that I find it surprising that Italy in early 21st century is a more trade-dependent economy than the… https://t.co/L6RYiOr4iV

The GroKo Klimapaket of 20 Sep means “that on climate Germany no longer aspires to lead from the front. = an import… https://t.co/fyCqkahgWM

How Britain ended its coal addiction – excellent article with very obvious lessons for Germany. Key quote: "The Bri… https://t.co/FA0PeoaHK4

After the historic lows in labour militancy in 2015-2017, strike activity in the US has picked up to levels last se… https://t.co/1Af83Fzvnm

There may be a current account imbalance that separates them, but Germany and the US are sharing the experience of… https://t.co/m3Ucf7tEJY

Flagging animal spirits? Not only are business confidence and investment down, but so too is global M&A activity.… https://t.co/VCJ6J9DMzA

If the basic frame rail chassis has an origin, this may be it: one of the oldest surviving examples of a 17th cent… https://t.co/rnpsRnQihl

How can you resist the @FT “life of a song” feature. This time Bronski Beat’s 1984 classic Smalltown Boy that broke… https://t.co/hsWAOkbask

Early coaches were highly unstable because body was suspended above a chassis made up of axles tied together by a s… https://t.co/qAF7oO6hz7

Is there a cost of living crisis brewing in Iran? Eye-opening account of pressures on Teheran’s population under we… https://t.co/Lsapy8c9Qn