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Jonathan Spicer
@jonathanspicer
Reuters acting bureau chief in Turkey. Previously covered U.S. economy. Native of Canada. Views my own; re-tweets my curiosities.
Feb 5, 2020 • 5 tweets • 5 min read
1/5 A currency #crisis in 2018 opened the door for Turkey’s government to clamp down on financial markets in a way that turned inward the largest #economy in the Middle East, and spooked off foreign investors: reuters.com/article/us-tur… (thread) 2/5 President #Erdogan and his deputies say the measures, including tapping central bank legal reserves and regular #FX interventions, were needed to stabilize the #lira and boost growth – and they have had some success graphics.reuters.com/TURKEY-ECONOMY…
Nov 5, 2018 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
1/7 Trump has wagered big that nearly $1.8 trillion in tax cuts and extra spending would leave Republicans all but invincible in the #Midterms2018. But will the economy matter on #ElectionDay? 2/7 U.S. unemployment is at its lowest since the 1960s and in two-thirds of the 60 most competitive House districts, incomes last year were higher than the national median.