UK Commercial Property Data Response Institutional investment in property (2008Q3) 19th December 2008 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update Euro-zone property: are we underestimating small country risk? Over the next two years, we expect the best performing euro-zone commercial property markets to be Greece, Finland and Portugal. All are forecast to deliver better total returns than core markets such... 19th December 2008 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Bank of Japan cuts rates to near zero, will buy CP outright The Bank of Japan effectively reverted to a zero interest rate policy today and edged towards quantitative easing, although the embrace of QE is still half-hearted. We are certainly not impressed by... 19th December 2008 · 1 min read
Japan Economics Update Bank of Japan cuts rates to near zero, will buy CP outright The Bank of Japan effectively reverted to a zero interest rate policy today and edged towards quantitative easing, although the embrace of QE is still half-hearted. We are certainly not impressed by... 19th December 2008 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Update De Montfort Lending Review, mid-year 2008 The latest De Montfort University report on bank lending to commercial property, if anything, only adds to the gloom hanging over the sector. What’s more, since it relates only to the first half of... 18th December 2008 · 1 min read
UK Economics Focus How to spot a recovery – the evidence from past recessions If the recession is to end next year, as is widely expected, past experience suggests that we should already be seeing turning points in leading indicators such as confidence. But with the economic... 18th December 2008 · 1 min read
UK Economics Focus How to spot a recovery – the evidence from past recessions If the recession is to end next year, as is widely expected, past experience suggests that we should already be seeing turning points in leading indicators such as confidence. But with the economic... 18th December 2008 · 1 min read
US Economics Focus Quantitative easing is now the Fed’s most potent weapon. 18th December 2008 · 1 min read
Global Economics Focus Could China end up making things worse in 2009? 18th December 2008 · 1 min read
UK Economics Chart Pack Price cuts fail to get consumers spending (Dec 08) There might yet be a last minute rush to the shops. For now, though, it looks likely to be an awful Christmas on the high street. Admittedly, the cuts in taxes and interest rates modestly improve the... 18th December 2008 · 1 min read
UK Economics Update Bank of England has already begun quantitative easing In line with other central banks, the Bank of England has recently begun a policy of quantitative easing (QE). Admittedly, the Bank has taken action to limit the increase in the monetary base. And it... 18th December 2008 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Can the ECB engage in quantitative easing? The latest signal from the US Federal Reserve that it plans to adopt an even more aggressive policy of quantitative easing has fuelled speculation over what other central banks like the ECB might do... 18th December 2008 · 1 min read
UK Economics Update UK interest rates heading for zero The recent dreadful news on the UK economy and the fall in US interest rates very close to zero have convinced us that UK interest rates are set to fall even further than we had previously thought... 18th December 2008 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Update UK interest rates heading for zero The recent dreadful news on the UK economy and the fall in US interest rates very close to zero have convinced us that UK interest rates are set to fall even further than we had previously thought... 18th December 2008 · 1 min read
