UK Housing Market Update Are parents keeping the housing market going? The CML recently reported that, in the past two years, the percentage of first-time buyers being helped by their parents to gather a deposit has doubled. At first sight, this may suggest that parents... 22nd July 2009 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Russia: The worst may have passed but recovery will be weak 22nd July 2009 · 1 min read
Latin America Economic Outlook Nearing the bottom, but recovery set to disappoint (Q3 09) The good news is that Latin America’s economy appears close to bottoming out, with a sustained recovery now possible by the turn of the year. The bad news is that the pace of recovery is likely to... 22nd July 2009 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response French Consumer Spending (Jun.) & EZ Industrial Orders (May) 22nd July 2009 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Update Shopping centre rental values still set to outperform shops and warehouses Shopping centre rental values are currently underperforming the other main retail sub-sectors, but there remain good reasons why this is unlikely to continue. For example, history suggests that... 22nd July 2009 · 1 min read
UK Economics Focus Recent house price rises lack a firm foundation The recent rises in the major house price indices have fanned hopes that the worst of the housing market correction is now behind us. Yet price rises driven only by a temporary imbalance between the... 21st July 2009 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update Romania and Hungary – short-term pain, long-term gain? Property investors’ appetite for emerging European markets is low and is unlikely to recover for the foreseeable future. For now, however, stronger economic fundamentals and relatively low risk of... 21st July 2009 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Current account rebalancing has further to go 21st July 2009 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Strong euro to add to near-term deflationary pressures The recent appreciation of the euro is yet to have had an impact on euro-zone import prices, due to the normal lags between these two variables. But it soon will. What’s more, with spare capacity... 21st July 2009 · 1 min read
