UK Data Response Preliminary GDP (Q4) The UK economy finally exited recession in Q4 last year, but at a snail’s pace. With households under pressure, credit in short supply and a fiscal squeeze looming, the path back to pre-recession... 26th January 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German Ifo Survey (Jan.) & French Consumer Spending (Dec.) January’s sharper than expected increase in German Ifo business sentiment came as a relief after the deterioration in some other surveys lately. The rise in the composite Business Climate Index, from... 26th January 2010 · 1 min read
Global Markets Outlook A tough year ahead (Q1 2010) The environment will be challenging for most asset classes in 2010. Economic growth is set to slow and unconventional policy stimulus is being slowly withdrawn. Valuations are looking stretched in... 26th January 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Korea's slowdown will be temporary Q4 GDP published overnight in Korea showed that growth eased to 0.2% q/q due to weaker exports and government spending. But the slowdown was inevitable after very strong GDP gains in Q2 and Q3. The... 26th January 2010 · 1 min read
Latin America Economics Update Mexico: Retail sales surprise on the upside 25th January 2010 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Hungary: slower pace of easing, but rates to fall further This afternoon’s decision by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) to cut interest rates by 25bps to 6% suggests that policymakers will now cut rates at a slower pace than we previously thought... 25th January 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Chart Pack Heading into some turbulence (Jan 10) Emerging Asia’s economic growth picked up at the end of last year while inflation pressures have increased. More central banks have indicated the need to tighten monetary policy and, over the next... 25th January 2010 · 1 min read
China Economics Update Is China overheating? Growth is strong and inflation rising but China is not overheating. Nonetheless, interest rates are so low that a small hike would have little impact on the real economy. The People’s Bank could... 25th January 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Will a delay in German tax cuts prevent the recovery? Hints from the German Government that promised income tax cuts could be put off until at least next year make a convincing consumer revival seem even less likely. But we still expect a relatively... 25th January 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update Improvement in industry will be slow to feed through to rents The rise in industrial orders and production in the euro-zone in November is encouraging news for industrial property. However, with ample spare capacity in the sector, and the outlook for consumer... 25th January 2010 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Hungarian elections to spotlight fiscal frailties The very worst fears of a major fiscal blow-out in the run-up to Hungary’s parliamentary elections are probably overblown. But given Hungary’s comparatively high level of debt and history of fiscal... 25th January 2010 · 1 min read
