Europe Economics Update The biggest 'green shoot' is still missing While the latest OECD leading indicators brought further signs of the ‘green shoots’ of recovery in some euro-zone economies, Germany continues to suffer from the weakness in global trade. Until that... 12th May 2009 · 1 min read
UK Economics Focus Can the UK make the most of the lower pound? Concerns have been expressed that the UK’s export-dependent sectors, most notably manufacturing, no longer have the key ingredients necessary to make the most of the boost to their competitiveness... 12th May 2009 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Likely drop in Q1 spending not a sign of things to come Although euro-zone retail sales have dropped lately, other types of spending appear to have held up relatively well. Sadly, it seems unlikely that this trend lasted into the first quarter and we... 12th May 2009 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response RICS Housing Survey (Apr) & CLG house prices (Mar) 12th May 2009 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update BoK holds for now, but rates have yet to bottom out The Bank of Korea (BoK) left its policy rate unchanged today, with the focus shifting to big fiscal stimulus plans and direct support for the financial sector instead. The Bank will also have been... 12th May 2009 · 1 min read
UK Economics Update Rising bad debts to constrain bank lending The latest results from the major UK banks, showing sharp rises in customer loan defaults, underline our view that any recovery in bank lending will be extremely gradual. 11th May 2009 · 1 min read
Latin America Economics Focus Green shoots lack deep roots While there are some welcome signs that the Latin American economy is no longer in free fall, a lasting return to positive growth remains some way off. And with investors apparently pricing in a... 11th May 2009 · 1 min read
