Emerging Europe Economics Update Hungary: crisis averted but recession next year 7th November 2008 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Ukraine: IMF loosens conditionality but recession inevitable 6th November 2008 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update ECB lagging, but rates have much further to fall Following today’s decision to cut interest rates by 50bp to 3.25%, President Trichet’s comments confirmed that the ECB is not about to slash rates as aggressively as the Bank of England. Nonetheless... 6th November 2008 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update New French Government forecasts still look too optimistic Despite today’s downward revisions, the French Government’s projections for GDP growth and the public finances still look much too optimistic. The fact that the Government seems prepared to allow... 6th November 2008 · 1 min read
UK Economics Update Mortgage interest rates heading to 3% Today’s interest rate cut, from 4.5% to 3%, marks only the early stages of a phase of aggressive monetary easing which will ultimately take base rates to an all-time low of 1%. Mortgage interest rates... 6th November 2008 · 1 min read
UK Economics Update Mortgage interest rates heading to 3% Today’s interest rate cut, from 4.5% to 3%, marks only the early stages of a phase of aggressive monetary easing which will ultimately take base rates to an all-time low of 1%. Mortgage interest rates... 6th November 2008 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Update Mortgage interest rates heading to 3% Today’s interest rate cut, from 4.5% to 3%, marks only the early stages of a phase of aggressive monetary easing which will ultimately take base rates to an all-time low of 1%. Mortgage interest rates... 6th November 2008 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Czech Rep slashes rates but more cuts to come 6th November 2008 · 1 min read
UK Economics Update Fireworks from the MPC, and much more to come A day late maybe, but the Monetary Policy Committee certainly delivered some spectacular fireworks today in the form of the 150bp cut in interest rates, the biggest move since 1992. But rates still... 6th November 2008 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Update Fireworks from the MPC, and much more to come A day late maybe, but the Monetary Policy Committee certainly delivered some spectacular fireworks today in the form of the 150bp cut in interest rates, the biggest move since 1992. But rates still... 6th November 2008 · 1 min read
UK Economics Update Fireworks from the MPC, and much more to come A day late maybe, but the Monetary Policy Committee certainly delivered some spectacular fireworks today in the form of the 150bp cut in interest rates, the biggest move since 1992. But rates still... 6th November 2008 · 1 min read