Europe Economics Weekly ECB divisions point to half-hearted QE The objections of German Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann to the prospect of an ECB quantitative easing programme including government bond purchases are unlikely to prevent such a programme being... 21st November 2014 · 1 min read
Capital Daily ECB’s Draghi provides more hints that “full-blown” QE is coming 21st November 2014 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Data Response Russia Retail Sales, Investment & Ind. Prod. (Oct.) Russian activity data for last month suggest that the economy withstood the initial sharp drop in the price of oil better than some had feared. But even so, the big picture is that growth is still... 21st November 2014 · 1 min read
Latin America Data Response Mexico GDP (Q3) Mexican GDP growth accelerated to its fastest pace since 2012 in the third quarterand, with demand from the US set to strengthen, we expect the economy to continueto build momentum over the coming... 21st November 2014 · 1 min read
US Economics Weekly Yen's collapse to have only modest impact on US economy Russian activity data for last month suggest that the economy withstood the initial sharp drop in the price of oil better than some had feared. But even so, the big picture is that growth is still... 21st November 2014 · 1 min read
UK Economics Focus The economy and the election With less than six months to go until the general election, opinion polls suggest that another hung parliament is likely. But the state of the economy next May still has the potential to change the... 21st November 2014 · 1 min read
Commodities Update Tin prices to soldier on, and up Tin prices have underperformed this year amid relatively subdued demand. However, slower growth in supply and solid demand should set the scene for price rises in 2015. 21st November 2014 · 1 min read
UK Data Response Public Finances (Oct.) The latest public borrowing figures showed that the economic recovery is still doing little to heal the public finances and so undermined the view that the books can be balanced through spending cuts... 21st November 2014 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Focus Russia: slowdown in consumer spending is here to stay One of the most striking aspects of the recent slowdown in the Russian economy is that the previously resilient consumer sector has weakened sharply. And while this may in part be a result of... 21st November 2014 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly How big a threat is deflation? Sharp falls in global commodity prices have helped push inflation down across nearly all of Emerging Asia in recent months. However, while most countries in the region look set for a period of low... 21st November 2014 · 1 min read
Japan Economics Weekly Has Abenomics failed? To some, the continued fall in output last quarter is proof that Abenomics has failed. However, the economy has actually done fairly well over the past two years considering the strong demographic... 21st November 2014 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Juncker’s investment plan is unlikely to amount to much EC President Jean-Claude Juncker’s proposal for a €300bn EU investment programme will probably do little more than shift existing funds around the economy with little or no positive impact on growth. 21st November 2014 · 1 min read
Emerging Markets Economics Update How will QE in Japan and the euro-zone affect EMs? The Bank of Japan’s decision to boost asset purchases just as the ECB edges towards QE has rekindled concerns about negative spillovers from developed world monetary policy to the emerging world. The... 21st November 2014 · 1 min read
Commodities Update El Niño starting to warm up again The likelihood of an El Niño weather event this year has increased again. With ample sugar and wheatsupplies, any disruption to the upcoming harvests in the Asia-Pacific region is unlikely to lead... 20th November 2014 · 1 min read
Global Markets Update Will the yen bounce back? There have been three episodes in the past twenty years when the yen has rebounded substantially following a sustained period of depreciation. In each case, the trigger was an increase in financial... 20th November 2014 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update Milan office vacancy rate set to rise further Italy’s weak economic outlook suggests that occupier demand in Milan will continue to be driven by companies seeking to consolidate space. As such, over the coming quarters the vacancy rate will... 20th November 2014 · 1 min read
