UK Economics Update UK faces a tougher task than Canada to cut deficit The Canadian experience of the mid-1990s has been taken by many as evidence that the UK’s large government deficit can be brought under control fairly easily and without undermining the broader... 8th June 2010 · 1 min read
US Economics Focus The implications of Europe's sovereign debt crisis for the US 7th June 2010 · 1 min read
Global Economics Update Canada first to hike rates in the G7 The Bank of Canada raised its key overnight rate by 0.25% today, to 0.50%, making Canada the first G7 country to see a rate hike. However, the tone of the accompanying statement suggests that this is... 1st June 2010 · 1 min read
China Economics Update What did we learn at the US-China Dialogue? Markets have reined in even further their expectations of renminbi appreciation and are now pricing in a meagre 0.6% gain against the dollar over the next 12 months. That is surely too little. Indeed... 25th May 2010 · 1 min read