China Shifts Upstream in Global Production Networks
China moves upstream in production networks. More on this in the Chartbook Top Links today. https://t.co/z8YSI2hXDR
Solar Becomes Cheapest Capital-Intensive Energy Option
Solar is now the less capital-intensive option. More charts and graphs featured on today's Chartbook Top Links in the comment below https://t.co/Duvpz2wy16
Nelson's Flagship Packed More Firepower than Corps
Added to which, a single first-rate warship in Nelson's fleet had more heavy artillery firepower than several Napoleonic corps.
US Crude Production Hits Record, Global Impacts Loom
US crude oil production breaks new records. What does this mean for other countries? For the American public? More charts and graphs featured on today's Chartbook Top Links in the comment below. https://t.co/WAXH5XLi1r
Chinese Government Bonds Stand Out as War Safe Haven
Chinese government bonds emerge as lone war haven. More on this in today's version of the Chartbook Top Links. https://t.co/jQYKfLr6kx
US Industries Struggle over the Past 18 Months
Last 18 months have not been good for US industries. This and more in the Chartbook Top Links today. https://t.co/xPfF8XxwJO
AI-Enabled Goods Lead US Imports in 2025
AI-enabling goods were big drivers of US imports in 2025. More charts and graphs featured on today's Chartbook Top Links in the comment below. https://t.co/hsx98RbAJP
Fertilizer Costs Surge, Food Prices Remain Stable
Though fertilizer prices are soaring, so far food prices are not. Good news from Alan Beattie in the Financial Times. Featured on today's Chartbook Top Links: https://t.co/4bpBb11NI9
Chinese Imports Are Large, Stable, and Thus Stabilizing
Hi @Brad_Setser I'd be a fool to argue with you about bofp issues. But what did I say? Are Chinese imports large? Yup. (Could they be larger? Sure but that is a different point). Are Chinese imports stable? Yup. (Might...
Mexico's Labour Market Skewed Toward Informal Employment
Mexico’s dualistic labour market is weighted towards informality. More on this in the Chartbook Top Links today. https://t.co/ZRjXpKyZBq
Historical Ostrogoth Lessons Echo in Trump Coin Debate
The Trump coin and lessons from the Ostrogoths by Brendan Greeley is insightful from the Financial Times. More featured on today's Chartbook Top Links in the comment below. https://t.co/8N9FCZaQoB
China’s Renewable Power Surges Post‑2020
Great graph on changes in Chinese energy generation, show the sudden emergence of renewables since 2020. More charts and graphs featured on today's Chartbook Top Links in the comment below https://t.co/xN8TPUia9G
ICE Purchases Warehouses to House Detainees
ICE is buying up warehouses … for people. Great article in the Wall Street Journal featured on today's Chartbook Top Links: https://t.co/sIvP3Dpgd7
Today's Chartbook Highlights Crucial Map for Immediate Insight
Hard to think of a more important map than this right now, featured on today's Chartbook Top Links: https://t.co/qA2ezld5Aa
US Income Growth Fueled by Top 10% Outperformance
Higher average per capita incomes in the US are down to the divergence of the top 10 percent of the income distribution from the rest of the US and the rest of the world. More on this in the Chartbook...
Trump's Oil Policy: Up the Hill, Down Again
Trump as the grand old Duke of York, who marches oil up the hill and then marches it down again. More on this in the Chartbook Top Links today. https://t.co/SmXQ2Cvd7I
US Blockade Erodes Cuba’s Economy, Chart Shows
Cuba is being worn down by the relentless US blockade, shown by this chart on the Economist. More featured on today's Chartbook Top Links in the comment below. https://t.co/WP5T7dRmAp
7% Mortgage Rates Trap Sellers in Negative Real Yield
Mortgage interest rates are hitting 7 percent and sellers are locked into COVID era mortgages that are in negative real interest rate territory. More charts and graphs featured on today's Chartbook Top Links in the comment below. https://t.co/jUHCvyVvDx
Aramco's $93 Billion Profit Highlights Oil Dominance
Aramco, the largest oil company in the world, earned $93 bn last year. More on this in the Chartbook Top Links. Source: How They Make Money https://t.co/DnYAwzwvOQ
China's Primary Oil Sources Revealed in Chartbook
Where China gets is oil from. This and more in the today's Chartbook Top Links. https://t.co/o4m9jIk6D4
Top Nations Relying on Hormuz for Fertilizer Imports
Which countries are most dependent on fertilizer through the Straits of Hormuz. More on this in the Chartbook Top Links today. https://t.co/r2Cnz3sGtS
White House Misapplies Oil Price in Iran Conflict
The White House Is Using the Wrong Oil Price for the Iran War. More charts and graphs featured on today's Chartbook Top Links in the comment below. https://t.co/DQwqJc87ve
WSJ Map Highlights Gulf’s Critical Energy Asset Damage
Nice map in the WSJ of the Critical Energy Assets hit in the Gulf, featured on today's Chartbook Top Links: https://t.co/2Hu6dMxKBE
World Trade Revolves Around EU, China, and US
The basic geography of world trade is centered around three poles #1 EU, #2 China, #3 US. Chartbook Top Links of the day just dropped: https://t.co/DG0iBZBvfZ
US Banks Receive $200 Bn Capital Infusion
The $200bn capital boost to US banks. More on this in the Chartbook Top Links of today. https://t.co/Z0naICa1tz
Iran War Shock Shifts Global Central Bank Outlook, Not US
Whereas the Iran war shock has barely budged inflation expectations and no more than mildly jolted expectations of monetary policy in the US, the same shock has completely transformed the outlook for many other central banks. More charts, graphs, and...
Core Oil Earnings Track Oil Price Fluctuations
Bichler and Nizan’s latest: How the relative earnings of the core oil companies vary with the oil price. Featured in today's Chartbook Top Links: https://t.co/rSQKknEmX7
Asian Crisis 1997 Ripple: From Bangkok to Russia
Great graphic of the spread of the Asian financial crisis from Bangkok in July 1997 to the rest of South East and East Asia … and Russia. Featured in today's Chartbook Top Links: https://t.co/rb45VTG9a5
Higher Carbon Prices Reduce Global Oil Intensity
One of the reasons why you might think that carbon pricing could work: higher prices help lower the oil intensity of global output. Chartbook Top Links of the day just dropped: https://t.co/vm9gtD4kJ9
Apple Shifts Production: 25% of iPhones Made in India
Apple Now Makes About 25% of iPhones in India After China Pivot. More on this in the Chartbook Top Links today. https://t.co/qnDkCJRBFG
US Shale Producers Unenthusiastic About $100 Oil
‘One day chicken, one day feathers’: why US shale producers are not cheering $100 oil. This and more in the Chartbook Top Links today. https://t.co/cEMRj6MyHl
Trump’s Economic Metrics Plummet, TSLombard Shows
According to TSLombard, Trump’s numbers are horrible on just about everything, but on the economy it is looking really bad. More charts and graphs featured on today's Chartbook Top Links in the comment below. https://t.co/Ro8tuPfMZk
2026's Oil Shock Rivals 1973‑79 Long‑run Impacts
it is true that 2026 is seeing the most sudden shock to oil and gas supply. But both 1973 and 1979 had a very significant effect on long-run output as well. More featured on today's Chartbook Top Links in the...
Pakistan Faces Highest Energy Risk if Hormuz Closes
Pakistan looks like the Asian energy importer that is most at risk because of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. More at today's Chartbook Top Links: https://t.co/7rDXmrxVqy
Global LNG Market Visualized in New Interactive Map
Kate Mackenzie and Tim Sahay at Phenomenal World posted this nice map of the global LNG market. It's featured in today's Chartbook Top Links: https://t.co/hQaQMt4GjH
Biden Transforms US Asian Alliances Into Latticework
Nice graphic illustrating the Biden-era shift in the US alliance system in Asia from hub and spokes to latticework. One thought was that it might be “Trump-proof”. This and more on the Chartbook Top Links today. https://t.co/5rn87BajVq
Oil Types Matched with Suppliers and Buyers Revealed
Everyone is talking about energy and oil. Here is matching oil type, supplier and buyer as illustrated. More featured on today's Chartbook Top Links in the comment below. https://t.co/9AaIiv57Qe
Wolf Outlines Three Possible Paths for Global Economy
Martin Wolf on three scenarios for the world economy. This and other topics in the Chartbook Top Links today. https://t.co/tE1z5pmzN6
Aging Outpaces Medicine in Cancer Risk Race
The longer we live, the more the cancer odds go against us. So it is a race between medicine and aging. More on this in the Chartbook Top Links today. https://t.co/RpUy2t9fij
Saez and Zucman Analyze Sanders' Billionaire Tax Plan
Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman on the Sanders proposal for a billionaire tax. More on this in the Chartbook Top Links today. https://t.co/985S5J7cYd
Westward Gulf Pipelines Become Critical in Coming Weeks
In the coming days and weeks, a lot may hinge on the pipelines running West from the Gulf. Chartbook Top Links of the day just dropped: https://t.co/olUgBDf1dD
ING Predicts Oil Market Shock if Hormuz Closes
What impact will closing the Strait of Hormuz have? ING takes a guess featured in the Chartbook Top Links of today. https://t.co/aiQTNxvQMb
Median-Income Americans Can Afford Only Modest Homes
This chart shows the = home price an American household on a median income can afford. More at today's Chartbook Top Links: https://t.co/1bNlhKyjp5
Two Incomes Needed to Buy a House as Prices Surge
It takes two incomes to buy a house in modern America, with last year having another sharp increase. Chartbook Top Links of the day is here: https://t.co/Up3SU7RW5f
1970s Balance‑of‑Payments Deficit Returns Under Trump
Back to the 1970s again. History, Trump, the law and the balance of payments. Can the bofp be in deficit? Did a chartbook in response to the fascinating exchange between @Brad_Setser & @PhilWMagness https://t.co/ryYY7Z9OBm https://t.co/zySJwiEZN7
Asia Confirmed as Global Manufacturing Hub, ILO Shows
Asia as global manufacturing hub, shown by the ILO. More sources featured on today's Chartbook Top Links in the comment below. https://t.co/bpfQbXlbHK
Trump 2.0 Boosts Banks, Revives Citi’s Fortunes
We don’t talk about banks much any more, but Trump 2.0 has been good to them, notably Citi the principal casualty of 2008. More on this and other fascinating topics in the Chartbook Top links today. https://t.co/saPWxJgDju
Income Gaps Fuel Migration Across CARICOM Nations
Stark differences in income drive migration within CARICOM (and these are official data). More at today's Chartbook Top Links: https://t.co/DaCnHTI3Wj
China’s Outward FDI Surpasses Inward, Gap Widens
Since the 2010s and BRI, Chinese FDI has matched or exceeded inward FDI, but now a really big gap is opening up. More at today's Chartbook Top Links: https://t.co/DcgBB3hzww
Trump's Shadow Stalls Power Investment, Creating AI Bottleneck
As the dark shadow of Trump fell over the US power sector & the highly effective IRA, investment in power generation plateaued in 2024. Well-time to create a power bottleneck for AI. More on this in the Chartbook Top Link...
