*URGENT RECOMMENDATION* Anyone visiting or living in London HAS to go see the Benjamin Button musical. It’s only on for a few more weeks and it is SO GOOD. (I just saw it *for the second time*)

Anyone else have OCD about paragraph lengths? As in they must all span six lines, no more, no less? Just me...? (send help)

On the one hand, so many abstracts are truly terrible On the other hand, this will almost certainly throw up many *many* howling errors On the other hand, as someone who wouldn't rely on the AI summary, and assuming many others would, this could give me some kind of competitive advantage?

Writing a book called "How to Win a Trade War" and we might need a chapter called "Stuff We Didn't Think We Would Have to Say Was a Bad Idea But 2025 Here We Are"

cool cool www.ft.com/content/10a2...

Column 🫵

As a former resident of wonk-land, this made me snort www.economist.com/britain/2025...

Just finished the really excellent book "Apple in China", by @patrickmcgee.bsky.social - highly recommend! www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Apple-...

Especially cos we only have *lovely* things to say about her economic management

How very rude

A positive productivity shock

Have you ever taken an IQ test? Do you think of your creative heroes as geniuses? Have you ever looked at a work of "genius" and thought "I could do that"? Then... read "The Genius Myth" by @helenlewis.bsky.social - I enjoyed it a lot! www.penguin.co.uk/books/442983...

PODCAST RECOMMENDATION: New series of "The Secret Life of Songs", an award winning podcast that nerds out about your favourite hits... podfollow.com/the-secret-l...

If you hate ABBA, have a listen. If you love ABBA, have a listen. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Pal if you can share the secret of how to control a group of 3yos that’ll make you more cash than any AI project

my husband just told me off for squinting at my computer screen...

The most important story in the world right now.

SCOOP: We have figured it out! @soumayakeynes.ft.com and I are getting the Trade Talks team back together - not to podcast, but to write a book explaining HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR Look for it at your local bookstore in April 2026, or pre-order it here or wherever you get yours a.co/d/d4qPo3p

**** SOME NEWS **** The old Trade Talks team is back together... but instead of podcasting, @chadpbown.com and I are writing a book! It's called "How to Win a Trade War" and it'll be out next Spring. UK pre-order link: amazon.co.uk/dp/103509018X/ US: www.simonandschuster.com/books/How-to...

Yesssss

**** SOME NEWS **** The old Trade Talks team is back together... but instead of podcasting, @chadpbown.com and I are writing a book! It's called "How to Win a Trade War" and it'll be out next Spring. UK pre-order link: amazon.co.uk/dp/103509018X/ US: www.simonandschuster.com/books/How-to...

Cos they’re waiting to buy an SUV amirite

A gif of my head hurting

"Real academics don't hallucinate like ChatGPT does"

This is like that time news broke of David Cameron and the pig

ICYMI, the latest episode of #TheEconomicsShow is with @duncanweldon.bsky.social, on the economics of war... www.ft.com/content/b72f...

How economics wins wars... Latest episode of #TheEconomicsShow is with @duncanweldon.bsky.social about his new book "Blood and Treasure" link.chtbl.com/economicsshow

Me on a podcast with @soumayakeynes.ft.com discussing interactions with China in Biden and Trump admins. There are many real issues to tackle. Trump leading with bluster and focusing (wrongly) on the bilateral trade deficit is counter productive.

The latest episode of #TheEconomicsShow is about what China wants from the US, with Jay Shambaugh I asked him what it was like negotiating with the Chinese, and where he thinks US-China relations are headed... www.ft.com/content/59b6...

After a few months off, I am back on #TheEconomicsShow! What better way to restart than to chat to Swati Dhingra, MPC member and trade economist. We chatted about lots of things, including why she hasn't been voting for *even* larger rate cuts link.chtbl.com/economicsshow

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... @soumayakeynes.ft.com is back! A welcome return to the Economics Show Podcast. Great interview with MPC member Swati Dhingra.

very much enjoyed chatting to @aiannucci.bsky.social and @helenlewis.bsky.social about my favourite topic: TARIFFS I can't actually bear to listen back but my husband has assured me that it's a great episode!

is it good when people are recommending they take burner phones when visiting you or scoop from @andybounds.bsky.social Gift link: on.ft.com/3XXuB5h

Why Xi won't be visiting the White House any time soon... From The Economist www.economist.com/internationa...

The Chinese are offering to stimulate consumption to avoid trade diversion to Europe. Gift link: on.ft.com/4jqTCxV

Still this

TARIFF UPDATE (Apr 10 edition): - US average tariffs on imports from China are 134.7% (Jan 20, 2025: 20.8%) - Chinese average tariffs on imports from US are 106.6% (Jan 20, 205: 21.2%) NOTE: US average tariffs on imports from rest of world are now up to 10.5% (Jan 20, 2025: 3.0%)

Iphone consumers even outside the US could get hit by the tariffs... on.ft.com/4cuU4sL

Um

Cars from Mexico and Canada are being hit with tariffs *now*, even if they are compliant with the USMCA. US officials saying don't worry, trust us, we'll refund you the amount associated with any US content when we all work out how to calculate it. Trust us... on.ft.com/4cvyVPi

trade people: i see the finance people are making this all about them

A tariff announcement so consequential (to put it politely), the original @trade--talks.bsky.social @chadpbown.com & @soumayakeynes.ft.com team plus friends got back together to go over it!

The @trade--talks.bsky.social team got back together… A special episode about tariff day, featuring @chadpbown.com, Kathleen Claussen, Maury Obstfeld, @douglasirwin.bsky.social and… me! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Want to digest the tariff news in podcast form? Well today is your lucky day... I rejoin @chadpbown.com for this @trade--talks.bsky.social "tariff day" special. And we hear from Kathleen Claussen, Maury Obstfeld, and @douglasirwin.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

In my latest for @alphaville.ft.com I discuss why the new Trump tariff measures are a recipe for … crime! (Yes, I’m writing about rules of origin again.) on.ft.com/44cO71p Trump’s new rules (of origin)

Alas, Trade Talks has become required listening again... A very good episode.

Want to digest the tariff news in podcast form? Well today is your lucky day... I rejoin @chadpbown.com for this @trade--talks.bsky.social "tariff day" special. And we hear from Kathleen Claussen, Maury Obstfeld, and @douglasirwin.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Fab FT Alphaville piece by @bryce.lol that asks the views of economists cited in constructing Trump's tariff formula gift link: on.ft.com/43yp9t8

The @trade--talks.bsky.social team got back together… A special episode about tariff day, featuring @chadpbown.com, Kathleen Claussen, Maury Obstfeld, @douglasirwin.bsky.social and… me! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...