UK Economics Update Labour market flexibility won’t prevent further job cuts Employment during this recession is on course to fall by less than its past relationship with GDP would suggest. Nonetheless, the labour market shake-out still has a lot further to go. 17th August 2009 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Update Investment market activity poised to rise; capital values could stabilise Commercial property transactions now seem to have found a floor, but we doubt that they will suddenly rebound strongly. Even so, it seems more likely than not that market activity levels will improve... 17th August 2009 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Q2 data confirm dire first half of 2009 14th August 2009 · 1 min read
UK Economics Focus Can investment drive the recovery? With a fiscal consolidation looming, households facing pressure to raise their saving rates and the lower pound giving limited support to exports, it is hard to see what might turn the recent signs of... 13th August 2009 · 1 min read