Europe Economics Update Swiss National Bank joins the unconventional club The SNB’s decision to cut interest rates to 0.25%, provide more liquidity to the banking sector, intervene in currency markets and purchase bonds from the private sector, pushes it towards the top of... 12th March 2009 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Have Chinese interest rates bottomed out? A surge in lending might increase the chances that Chinese interest rates remain on hold this year, but if the economy remains weak, as we expect, the People’s Bank will still be forced to cut again. 12th March 2009 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update BoK pauses, but rates still heading towards zero The Bank of Korea left the benchmark rate on hold at a historic low of 2% today. But with the economy so weak, we think the central bank will resume cutting soon. We expect that rates will fall close... 12th March 2009 · 1 min read
Nordic & Swiss Economics Update Swiss National Bank joins the unconventional club The SNB’s decision to cut interest rates to 0.25%, provide more liquidity to the banking sector, intervene in currency markets and purchase bonds from the private sector, pushes it towards the top of... 12th March 2009 · 1 min read
China Economics Update Have Chinese interest rates bottomed out? A surge in lending might increase the chances that Chinese interest rates remain on hold this year, but if the economy remains weak, as we expect, the People’s Bank will still be forced to cut again. 12th March 2009 · 1 min read
Latin America Economics Focus Heading for the worst recession since the 1930s We expect Latin America’s GDP to contract by 4% this year, the biggest decline since the Great Depression of the 1930s. What’s more, the region’s recovery will be much slower than those from previous... 11th March 2009 · 1 min read
UK Economics Update Spending can recover before unemployment peaks Past experience supports the view that sharp increases in unemployment will not necessarily prevent a recovery in consumer spending and overall activity, despite their adverse impact on household... 10th March 2009 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update IMF package won't prevent recession in Romania 10th March 2009 · 1 min read
