#Economy

MacroPolo

MacroPoloChina

NEW: "Forecast 2025: China Adjusts Course" is now live.Over the medium-term, we see a more capable & outwardly cautious China, one that'll prioritize domestic agenda over global ambitions. The forecast

Dan Gardner

dgardner

Leaders understandably want to give the public good news now, whether saying it's under control, or it will soon be over, or the economy will roar back to life. This

Kaz

katspat

Unpopular opinion: we should never prop up businesses with government handouts. Ever. We should 'let the market decide' on whether a business is viable or not. However, we should be

Alex Berenson

AlexBerenson

1/ Here’s the most recent European mortality data, from Thursday. A couple of points: for the first time it does show a slight but notable increase in excess deaths, especially

Ben See

ClimateBen

1/ Deciding to downplay the terrifying reality of ecological & climate catastrophe is one of the greatest information crimes of history.That the public are not being allowed to grasp the

Steven Rothstein

stevenrothstein

Federal financial regulators just issued a warning on the impact of hurricane Laura and the California wildfires on our financial markets and economy. 1/5https://www.fdic.gov/news/press-releases/2020/pr20100.html?source=govdelivery&utm_

george davey smith

mendel_random

Very informative @jimalkhalili #TheLifeScientific with @neil_ferguson. A thread disputing his conclusion that we face "a trade off between saving lives and saving the economy and jobs". It is so much

Sandra R. Hernández, MD

srhernandezmd

As much as we all want to move beyond the pandemic, we must never forget the biggest lesson it has taught us. When it comes to our health, we’re all

Michael Reid

michaelreid52

Spain: thread on the chaos around anti-pandemic measures in Madrid (541 cases per 100,000 in past fortnight). A chapter of errors that marks a low for the country's poisonous politics

A.M.

bhalomanush

I read an article with expert tips on how to get rid of boredom during the lockdown.Who are all the people who are bored during the pandemic? Everyone I know

Existential Comics

existentialcoms

American Newspapers right now are all like "Stop Asian Hate!" and then two days later run an five articles about how we have to destroy the Chinese economy or their

Jon Shell

jonrshell

Bill Morneau said the #CEBA loan was for "the local restaurants, the corner coffee shops, the small travel agencies, the salons and barbershops ... the very backbone of Canada's economy."Related

Ibraheem Abioye

DrAbioye

Somebody with zero epidemiology training will wake up and say that Nigeria's response to the #COVIDー19 is too aggressive, is based on a western model and is killing the economy.Lol.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

AOC

Right about now would be a great time to weigh emergency measures like:- Extending Medicare/Medicaid coverage to all- Eviction freezes- No-strings UBI programs- Eliminating work requirements for SNAP &other assistance-

Nadim Shehadi

Confusezeus

How do we estimate the "ransom" that Lebanon as a hostage pays as a cost to the economy over the last 20 years. This can only be estimates because some

Nikki Fried

nikkifried

Crisis defines character — throughout the pandemic, we've seen @GovRonDeSantis' character revealed.Opposing a mask order, misleading the public, and ignoring science — his message to Floridians is clear: @realDonaldTrump’s cam