Global Economics Focus The anatomy of the Great Depression of the 1930s There is still no universally accepted single cause of the Great Depression. But our analysis suggests that the main culprit for the role of catalyst was the bursting of the bubbles in the equity and... 19th January 2009 · 1 min read
UK Economics Update Even this may not be enough to get banks lending The raft of further measures to support the banks is a significant step. It is clear that the Government has realised that the banking system will not start functioning properly again without more... 19th January 2009 · 1 min read
US Economics Weekly Are the Fed’s actions finally beginning to pay off? 19th January 2009 · 1 min read
UK Economics Weekly Government needs to take further steps to support the banks 19th January 2009 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly China's trade surplus to continue rising in 2009 19th January 2009 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update Returns in Emerging Europe more vulnerable to the industrial slump The collapse in industrial production that has been seen across Europe suggests that the economic downturn is rapidly gathering speed. This is bad news for property investors. In our view, investors... 16th January 2009 · 1 min read
UK Economics Focus What more can policymakers do? Should UK interest rates fall to zero, it is likely that UK policymakers will follow in the footsteps of the US Federal Reserve and adopt a formal policy of quantitative easing (QE). While QE is a... 16th January 2009 · 1 min read
Global Markets Outlook Too early to call the turn in the equity market With the global economic downturn still gathering pace, it is far too soon to start positioning for a recovery. 15th January 2009 · 1 min read
