UK Economics Weekly PBR and falling inflation won't provide much cheer 24th November 2008 · 1 min read
China Chart Pack China moves to arrest slowdown (Nov 08) Global financial market turmoil and the dollar rebound have been reflected in further equity market weakness in China and in a surge in the renminbi’s tradeweighted exchange rate. But global weakness... 24th November 2008 · 1 min read
US Economics Weekly Super-sized Fed losing control as deflation threatens 23rd November 2008 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Mortgage arrears and possessions (Q3) 21st November 2008 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Putin's fiscal splurge won't prevent sharp slowdown 21st November 2008 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Bank of Japan on hold - but not for much longer As widely anticipated, the Bank of Japan left policy rates unchanged today. However, the prospect of outright declines in both economic activity and prices next year suggests that rates are heading... 21st November 2008 · 1 min read
Japan Economics Update Bank of Japan on hold – but not for much longer As widely anticipated, the Bank of Japan left policy rates unchanged today. However, the prospect of outright declines in both economic activity and prices next year suggests that rates are heading... 21st November 2008 · 1 min read
Global Economics Update How low can interest rates go? There may be some practical reasons why the floor for official interest rates should be set slightly higher than zero - perhaps 0.25% or 0.5%. But the long period of zero interest rates in Japan... 20th November 2008 · 1 min read
UK Markets Outlook Markets pricing in only mild recession UK financial markets have responded strongly to the deterioration in the outlook for the domestic and global economies over recent months, with equity prices and bond yields both falling sharply... 20th November 2008 · 1 min read
UK Economics Chart Pack Retailers resort to price cuts as spending slows (Nov 08) It is shaping up to be a pretty awful Christmas for retailers. Admittedly, the recent interest rate cuts and falls in petrol and food prices will provide some relief for household incomes. What’s more... 20th November 2008 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Iceland: Outlook bleak, despite IMF rescue The joke about the differences between Iceland and Ireland (one letter and about six months) might provide some encouragement to the latter in the light of recent signs that Iceland is turning the... 20th November 2008 · 1 min read
