Economics
148 unrolled threads about economics, each one readable on a single page.
Filip Folczak@filipfolczakUWAGA🚨 Śmieciowa korporacja dostała MILIARD ZŁOTYCH od @Domanski_Andrz . A za firmą chodzi policja i prokuratura. Wyśledziliśmy, jak firma robi wałki na odpadach. Mamy nagrania i dowody. Zapraszam...
SummaryInvestigative journalists expose alleged fraud scheme at Elemental Holding, a waste management corporation that received over 1 billion zlotys in government subsidies from Minister Domański. The investigation reveals evidence of fake waste transport documents, phantom recycling operations, and coordination with state systems, while authorities reportedly turn a blind eye to the illegal activity caught on camera.Aug 11, 202617 tweets♥ 7.4K
Jordi Martí@xarxaticLa escuela pública nació para que el hijo de un barrendero pudiera llegar a ser neurocirujano. Hoy, ese ascensor está averiado. Hemos sustituido el conocimiento exigente por dinámicas que solo benefic...
SummaryEl sistema educativo público ha abandonado el rigor académico en nombre de la inclusión, lo que perjudica a los estudiantes más vulnerables al quitarles su única herramienta para ascender socialmente. Mientras las élites mantienen una educación exigente, la educación pública se ha convertido en un nuevo clasismo que produce títulos sin valor real en el mercado laboral.Apr 27, 20266 tweets♥ 6.8K
Liz Webster@LizWebsterSBFTHIS IS *GARGANTUAN* 💥 One of the Chief Priests of Economists for Brexit has now publicly admitted: 🟥 Brexit made Britain poorer 🟥 Business investment collapsed 🟥 Productivity weakened 🟥 EU-fac...
SummaryA prominent economist and Brexit architect has publicly admitted that Brexit has significantly damaged the British economy, causing lower GDP growth, collapsed business investment, and weakened productivity, while delivering no meaningful benefits—contradicting claims from remaining Brexit advocates like Farage. This marks a major shift as the intellectual foundations of Brexit support crack and high-profile figures acknowledge the economic costs are real and measurable.Nov 27, 20258 tweets♥ 5.7K
Visegrád 24@visegrad24This thread covers the growing mass-protests that just erupted in Iran against the Islamic regime We’ll delve into the economic reasons behind them, the influence of the 12-Day-War with Israel and wh...
SummaryMass protests have erupted across Iran driven by severe economic collapse, with the rial hitting historic lows of 1.4 million per dollar, compounded by damage from the 2025 conflict with Israel and decades of mismanagement. Demonstrators from bazaar merchants to retirees demand economic relief and systemic change, with exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi positioning himself as a potential transitional leader for democratic governance and economic recovery.Dec 29, 202526 tweets♥ 7.5K
Mikhail Khodorkovsky@khodorkovsky_enA fuel crisis keeps spreading across Russia. I ran the country's largest oil company. Let me explain what is actually happening — and why the Kremlin cannot stop it. 🧵[1/12]
SummaryA former Russian oil executive explains how Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries have triggered a cascading fuel crisis across Russia that the Kremlin cannot effectively manage due to broken logistics and decision-making systems. The government's response of lowering fuel quality standards and tightening state control is making the crisis worse rather than solving it, with potential harvest season diesel shortages looming.Jul 5, 202613 tweets♥ 7.6K
Fernando Bercovich@ferbercovichLlegué a Viena con expectativas altas. Lógico para cualquier persona que estudia las ciudades y sus problemas habitacionales. La capital de Austria parece una utopía hecha realidad, un modelo a seguir...
SummaryVienna has created a successful public housing model where 80% of residents rent from the state or cooperatives at affordable rates tied to income, funded through taxes on luxury consumption and construction. Unlike other European cities that privatized public housing in the 1980s, Vienna maintained and expanded this system, resulting in rents 30-50% cheaper than London or Berlin, demonstrating an alternative to the failed "ownership" housing policies common in Latin America.Nov 7, 202529 tweets♥ 6.4K
The Kobeissi Letter@KobeissiLetterThe bond market situation is crazy. While everyone focuses on AI, US borrowing rates just hit the highest level since June 2007. Credit card "serious delinquencies" are at the highest since 2010 and...
SummaryUS bond yields hit their highest levels since 2007 despite the Fed not raising rates, as the central bank shifts policy to let markets determine rates rather than relying on guidance. This comes amid record borrowing by the government and AI companies, consumer debt stress at decade-high delinquency rates, and the lowest consumer sentiment since 1952, creating economic headwinds even as major tech investments surge.Aug 1, 202613 tweets♥ 8K
Eric Schmitt@Eric_SchmittThe Optional Practical Training program is a cheap foreign-labor program for big companies and universities. But it's undermining young Americans. It’s time to overhaul or possibly end this terribly...
SummaryThe Optional Practical Training (OPT) program allows foreign graduates to work in the U.S. with minimal restrictions, undercutting American STEM workers through tax exemptions, unlimited visas, and compliance-motivated foreign labor, while universities prioritize foreign students for higher tuition revenue. The thread argues OPT should be reformed or ended since American STEM graduates face high unemployment and never authorized this uncapped program that was created by executive action.Nov 15, 202514 tweets♥ 7K
Qasem Al-Ali@AlaliQasemJPMorgan just published the scariest oil chart I’ve ever seen. World inventories are in freefall. And when this line hits 6.8 — the global energy system doesn’t slow down. It breaks. 🧵 ...
SummaryJPMorgan analysis warns that global oil inventories are rapidly declining toward a critical 6.8 billion barrel threshold by September 2026, below which the physical infrastructure of refineries and pipelines would fail, potentially causing simultaneous repricing across all interconnected markets. The timeline projects an Iran war disruption in February 2026 and operational stress by June 2026, with unprecedented systemic risks as traditional market models cannot predict such infrastructure collapse scenarios.May 9, 20265 tweets♥ 5.8K
Agustín Etchebarne@aetchebarneSi LLA-PRO ganan la semana que viene, Argentina vuela!!! Primero subirán los mercados, acciones y bonos , liderados por acciones de los bancos y energía y alimentos. Simultanéamente bajarán el riesg...
SummaryUn analista argentino proyecta que si la coalición LLA-PRO gana las elecciones próximas, habrá un efecto positivo inmediato en mercados, reducción del riesgo país y tasas de interés. Con reformas económicas rápidas, Argentina podría duplicar su PBI en 10 años y multiplicarlo por 3.5-4 veces en 20 años.Oct 16, 20252 tweets♥ 7.2KThe Kobeissi Letter@KobeissiLetterIt's official. On July 31st, we called for US government intervention as long-term borrowing costs hit 2008 levels. Today, it happened. The US Treasury is DOUBLING buybacks to $4 billion per operati...
SummaryThe US Treasury doubled its bond buyback program to $4 billion per operation to combat rising long-term borrowing costs, which have reached 2008 levels amid persistent inflation and record deficit spending. The intervention signals government concern about unsustainable interest payments (projected at $1.7 trillion annually by 2028) and suggests further market interventions may be coming as mortgage rates are expected to exceed 7%.Aug 19, 202612 tweets♥ 7.5K
Andrés Felipe Arias@AndresFelAriasPresidente @petrogustavo, agradezco que haya respondido. Cuando un hilo con casi 800 mil vistas obliga a un mandatario a contestar personalmente, las cifras ya cumplieron su propósito. Le respondo de...
SummaryA former Colombian government official responds to President Petro's challenge by publishing detailed economic critiques, citing statistics on GDP growth, credit ratings downgrades, reduced state oil company profits, and agricultural policy failures, while inviting him to a public debate on economic policy without advisors or scripts.Apr 10, 202619 tweets♥ 5.4K
Marcela Pagano@MarcelampaganoTe lo explico sin vueltas: los dólares que dejás en el banco, hasta ayer, solo se podían prestar a empresas que ganan dólares. Desde hoy, @LuisCaputoAR deja que se los presten a empresas que ganan pes...
SummaryArgentina's Finance Minister Luis Caputo changed banking regulations allowing dollars deposited by individuals to be lent to peso-earning companies instead of only dollar-earning ones. This policy, designed to artificially lower the dollar before elections, creates a "bicycle" scheme where borrowed dollars must be sold immediately but companies earning pesos will struggle to repay in dollars, putting savers' deposits at risk—a scenario not seen since 2001's financial crisis.Aug 14, 202611 tweets♥ 5.5K
merogos@merogos_Que un tipo que acaba de bajarse en Barajas del avión desde el primer día disfrute de todo lo que ofrece este país —hospitales, trenes, carreteras, aeropuertos, escuelas, etc.— en pie de igualdad con...
SummaryUn usuario critica la inmigración masiva en España, argumentando que los inmigrantes deberían pagar una cuota adicional de Seguridad Social para compensar las décadas de aportes de los españoles, y que el sistema actual beneficia solo a las élites y empresarios mientras empobrece a la clase trabajadora local.Dec 27, 202528 tweets♥ 6K
Courage Is A Habit@CourageHabitNike stock loses 78% of it's stock, erased over $200 BILLION in market cap. It's a mystery. No one knows why. 🧵
SummaryNike's stock plummeted 78% and erased over $200 billion in market value, with the thread sarcastically claiming it's a mystery while hinting at multiple contributing factors through linked content.Aug 18, 20267 tweets♥ 7.8K
Carlos Sánchez Mato🔻✳️@carlossmatoEl PP "se equivocó" en el coste del rescate bancario. Afirmaron que era "fundamental y prioritario" apoyar a la banca y que en 15 años devolverían "el préstamo". Hasta 2025 hemos perdido 109.093 millo...
SummaryEl PP afirmó que el rescate bancario de 2012 no tendría coste para los ciudadanos, pero el quebranto real asciende a 109.093 millones hasta 2025 y alcanzará los 140.000 millones en 2032, muy por encima de los 60.000 millones de la narrativa oficial. El gobierno mintió deliberadamente sobre los costes, ya que expertos independientes estimaban entonces que se necesitarían al menos 100.000 millones de euros.Aug 11, 202614 tweets♥ 3.2K
Lord Bebo@MyLordBebo🇩🇪‼️🚨 IMPORTANT: Germany to cut pensions and healthcare! Chancellor Merz said that Germany can’t afford the current social security system and that people will need to pay more from their income. T...
SummaryA thread arguing that Germany is financially unsustainable due to spending on Ukraine aid, refugees, and climate initiatives while cutting domestic pensions, healthcare, and infrastructure. The author claims the government is prioritizing foreign aid over German citizens' welfare, citing examples of refugee employment rates and government budget allocations.Oct 6, 202511 tweets♥ 4.9K
@NANCYPAZOS@nancypazosok2026 se está pareciendo cada vez más a 2001. Pero con una diferencia clave: aquella vez Argentina explotó. Esta vez el pueblo está implosionando. Hacia adentro. En silencio. En cada casa donde no lleg...
SummaryArgentina en 2026 enfrenta una crisis económica silenciosa similar a 2001, pero con implosión interna en lugar de explosión. La Iglesia e intendentes del conurbano se están reorganizando a través de la Mesa del Diálogo para contener a la población mientras el gobierno nacional ignora la realidad económica de la gente.May 9, 20266 tweets♥ 5.5K
Gabriel Zucman@gabriel_zucmanAujourd’hui sort mon nouveau livre « Les milliardaires ne paient pas d’impôt sur le revenu et nous allons y mettre fin. »🧵
SummaryUn chercheur en sciences sociales présente son nouveau livre défendant un impôt plancher de 2% pour les milliardaires, qui ne paient actuellement presque pas d'impôt sur le revenu. Le livre vise à expliquer les recherches scientifiques derrière cette proposition de justice fiscale et à nourrir un débat démocratique informé sur l'extrême richesse et la solidarité nationale.Oct 24, 202515 tweets♥ 5.2K
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