Desmo 🇺🇦

just a journalist

[CNBC @CNBC]

A rerun of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis? HSBC's chief economist sees significant similarities https://t.co/4Ei4zLPv2L

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

The legendary David Attenborough pulls off what might be the greatest dolly zoom ever captured on film—set against the dramatic backdrop of Newfoundland, Canada.

[Edward Conard @EdwardConard]

American multinationals largely headquartered in the US booked $300B in profits in Ireland last year, generating $38–39B for the Irish Treasury, with ~ half coming from Apple, Microsoft and Eli Lilly. Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
https://t.co/Xilc7cjeQg

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Many people worry about overpopulation. But an increasing number, especially in rich countries, fret about demographic shrinkage. There are several reasons to doubt the doomsayers https://t.co/S0yry6yTvX

[Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz @bundeskanzler]

Rumänien hat sich zu einem starken und sicheren Europa bekannt: Lieber @NicusorDanRO, herzlichen Glückwunsch zu deinem Wahlsieg!

[Financial Times @FT]

Who blinked first? How the US and China broke their trade deadlock https://t.co/dDrPNTpzB6

[Holger Zschaepitz @Schuldensuehner]

Foreign investors now own a record 18% of the US stock market, Goldman notes: If this group is starting to question the idea of US exceptionalism—and is already reducing its exposure to US equities—then there could be more downside ahead.

[Financial Times @FT]

Rathbones, RBC Brewin Dolphin, Evelyn Partners and Schroders Cazenove told the Financial Times that more US clients were looking to move a greater portion of their wealth to the UK, while others had already done so. https://t.co/p9tosBoXRD

[Bloomberg @business]

The Chinese government is investigating the financier son of Liu He, a former vice premier who headed trade talks with the first Trump administration, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing seven unidentified people https://t.co/sKP3HNwDrF

[CNBC @CNBC]

CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s merciless tariffs could reshape the global economy and markets https://t.co/HML9cFuBP2

[Bloomberg @business]

China’s ruling Communist Party has abruptly switched the roles of two Politburo members, according to the South China Morning Post https://t.co/T81h8e9fa1

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

As Peter Thiel and Sam Altman dined at L.A.’s hottest new restaurant in 2023, four members of OpenAI’s board were holding secret video meetings. How had it come to this? https://t.co/7VaEJuoTbQ

[Brad Setser @Brad_Setser]

A few thoughts on the 25% tariff on imports of finished automobiles.

Imports are just under $275b (2024), or just over 0.9 pp of US GDP. The "just pay it" cost of the tariff is about 23 bp of 2024 GDP ...

1/ many

[Desmo 🇺🇦 @desmo_ro]

@gunsnrosesgirl3 Chemical burn.

[Financial Times @FT]

The European Commission is seeking to set up collective arms purchasing for the entire bloc, in what would represent a significant transfer of power to Brussels https://t.co/ipa6nhz683

[Mimi 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @FacciniMyriam]

🇨🇦 A sign in a small town in Ontario. 😆 Tick season is here…

[Jeremy Cliffe @JeremyCliffe]

Some sense of spending firepower this unleashes ⬇️

Merz's "whatever it takes" package could significantly exceed the two biggest (H/T @DavideOneglia) fiscal boosts in post-war German history: the Marshall Plan and reunification.

[Financial Times @FT]

Art lenders issue margin calls as painting prices fall https://t.co/Y9DVcHpAw0

[Alexander Stahel 🌻 @BurggrabenH]

Excellent summary by former head of MI6, Sir Alex Younger, of this new era in geopolitics…adapt or die

[Nick Ilić @NickIlic_Physio]

Q: When is Plantar Fasciitis not Plantar Fasciitis?
A: When it’s Baxter’s Nerve.

Not all heel pain is Plantar Fasciopathy.
Look for:
Medial heel symptoms climbing upward
Ankle injury/persistent irritation history
Pain-free calcaneal tubercle on palpation
Footwear compression