Hungary's Real Wages Fell to Eastern Europe's Bottom
Hungary’s real wages have been picking up, but btw 2004 and the early 2010s they went from middle of the East European pack to the bottom of the league. More on this in the Chartbook Top Links of today. https://t.co/JcNYWpZzuJ
One Belt One Road Lending Surges in 2025
Reports of the end of China’s One Belt One Road lending were very premature - 2025 was a record year for new commitments. More on this in the Chartbook Top Links today. https://t.co/KIBnk4491s
Tech Trends Meet Macro Data in Essential Graph
Because it combines technological waves with macroeconomic quantities, this is such an important graph (quibbles about quantification aside). More on this in the Chartbook Top Links. https://t.co/mIjJngmXKU
Gulf Medium‑Sour Crude Fuels West Coast Pipeline Gap
The oil that the USA imports from the Gulf is overwhelmingly medium sour, much of which ships to the West Coast which lacks pipeline access to domestic or Canadian oil. More featured on today's Chartbook Top Links in the comment...
Australia Faces Diesel Shortage After Hormuz Crisis
Australia is uniquely vulnerable to disruptions in diesel supply,leading to a real diesel Armada heading there in the wake of the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. Chartbook Top Links of the day just dropped: https://t.co/phVWZTM4Em
Middle East Energy Infrastructure Damage Survey Revealed
Surveying the Middle East’s energy infrastructure damage (from FT Alphaville Robin Wigglesworth). More on this in the Chartbook Top Links today. https://t.co/IH3jh7JsL4
Turkey's Economy Fueled by Dwindling Gold Reserves
Turkey appears to be living off its gold reserves. Find out more in the Chartbook Top Link of today. https://t.co/E1jmvOnLzt
IMF Graph Misstates 1960s Defense Spending Share
Unless I am seeing things, there is something wrong with this graph in @IMFNews WEO Chp2 2026. World defense spending did no halve as a share of global gdp in the mid 1960s! Can anyone explain. Ive checked...
Germany’s Navy Fails to Build or Acquire Ships
Not only can the German defense establishment not build its own ships. It can’t even commission them competently from other people. Excellent reporting from Laura Pitel in the FT, featured on today's Chartbook Top Links: https://t.co/mD8bhmagvO
Weak‑balance‑of‑payments Oil
Oil or petroleum importer with low income and shaky balance of payments? Your bond yields just shot up. This and more in the Chartbook Top Links today. https://t.co/0ZEdcZZMFR
Methanol Prices Surge, Highlighted in Chartbook
Methanol - another basic material the price of which has surged. More on this in the Chartbook Top links today. https://t.co/zsabi9bx96
Yale's Investment Model Stumbles Amid College Financial Crisis
Yale’s Famed Investing Model Falters at a Fraught Time for Colleges. More at today's Chartbook Top Links: https://t.co/0UdW6XeX1G
U.S. Housing Stock Ages, Maintenance Needs Surge
America’s homes are increasingly old and in need of maintenance. Chartbook Top Links of the day just dropped: https://t.co/MDu3qSirg2
US Labor Data Shows Economy Still Robust
Labour market indicators suggest the US economy is still going strong. This and more in the today's Chartbook Top Links. https://t.co/DZsTza1fHV
French vs South African Chains Battle African Retail
Many African retail markets are contested by dueling French and South African chains. This and more featured in the Chartbook Top Links. https://t.co/zZCQM6c25l
