Suzannah Benjamin

Multiple tab opener. Economics, markets, and peanut butter enthusiast. I tweet pictures, retweet articles and hilarities. Journalist @IFRAsia. Opinions my own.

[Maggie Harrison Dupré @mags_h11]

NEW: The NYT sent an email to freelancers today forbidding contributors from submitting "any material for publication that contains content generated, modified or enhanced" by generative AI.

The "reminder" follows a string of AI incidents at the paper:

https://t.co/eQPpUhJrkS

[Suzannah Benjamin @zannahb]

Sites Unseen: What Travel Is Like for Those Who Can’t See https://t.co/Aoo2hA1gql

[James Clear @JamesClear]

Unexpected forms of generosity:

-Being early can be a form of generosity. You wait, so they don't have to.

-Leaving something unsaid can be a form of generosity. You don't always need the last word.

-Delivering your work on time can be a form of generosity. You make life easier for everyone downstream.

-Not taking things personally can be a form of generosity. You give people the space to say things imperfectly.

[Suzannah Benjamin @zannahb]

MacKenzie Scott’s more than $26 billion in charitable gifts have arrived without warning and have led to bolstered finances, scholarships and jobs https://t.co/raJISjNysy via @WSJ

[Suzannah Benjamin @zannahb]

Hong Kong in February 💕

[Suzannah Benjamin @zannahb]

@AjayKamalakaran love Delhi so much!

[Suzannah Benjamin @zannahb]

Sad to see Thomson Reuters Foundation news disappear at a time of global need via @baroninfo https://t.co/sDudluJ9py

[Webb-site @webbhk]

It is with great sadness that we share that David M. Webb MBE passed away peacefully in Hong Kong on Tuesday January 13th, 2026 from metastatic prostate cancer. David will be missed by family, many friends, and supporters. The family request privacy at this difficult time.

[Suzannah Benjamin @zannahb]

A job that helps make your skills redundant.

Mercor employs tens of thousands of white-collar contractors. The catch? They have to be willing to train AI to one day do their jobs as well as they can. https://t.co/aLTpEumVj1 via @WSJ

[Suzannah Benjamin @zannahb]

Most prospectuses contain a line so familiar that eyes slide past it: we intend to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes. When it comes to Strategy, which describes itself as the “largest bitcoin treasury company,” it means more.

https://t.co/BGvnPVnfje

[Suzannah Benjamin @zannahb]

@waitbutwhy a pilot told me lights off is more to save power/fuel/costs than anything else. Not sure how much power lights on a plane actually consume, but 5-7pm lights off screams cost saving to me.

[Suzannah Benjamin @zannahb]

@AjayKamalakaran congratulations, Ajay!

[Ajay Kamalakaran @AjayKamalakaran]

I am thrilled to announce that my latest book, Colombo- Port of Call is now available for pre-order on Amazon.

Please look for it in your favourite bookstores in a couple of weeks.

[Suzannah Benjamin @zannahb]

Ozempic exposed something about the moment we are living in: how much of life is performed, how fragile our supposed consensuses are, and how quickly they dissolve once people feel free to say what they actually feel.
https://t.co/prysFmNXHe via @WSJopinion

[Rohit Lamba @rohlamba]

The US economy just posted 4.3% GDP growth—the fastest in two years. Yet unemployment rose to 4.6%, with virtually no net job creation since April. How can both be true?

In today's @IndianExpress, I explore competing explanations and what this American puzzle means for India—particularly on jobless growth and why credible, independent statistical institutions matter more than ever.

[This builds on @jasonfurman's excellent recent essay in the @nytimes: https://t.co/kyWlHYp4s8]

PDF here: https://t.co/dFK3ZRH2gW

[Suzannah Benjamin @zannahb]

The UN updated its list of the biggest cities after changing its methodology for assessing huge conurbations. Jakarta, Dhaka, Tokyo, Delhi and Shanghai top the list, but connectivity in these sprawling metropolises varies vastly.
https://t.co/hx80ZSJInP via @ft

[Suzannah Benjamin @zannahb]

China PE is getting active; bankers talked to IFR about why this is:
https://t.co/tliEBTSTHU

HSG buys Italian footwear brand Golden Goose for €2.5bn https://t.co/GxrWZ8yhad via @ft

[Suzannah Benjamin @zannahb]

A good solution to the birthday problem.
https://t.co/PvpyyKcFbP

[Suzannah Benjamin @zannahb]

@madmanweb Happy Birthday Madhu!🥂