Asia Economics Focus Is trouble lurking within Japan’s financial system? The Japanese financial system remains in relatively good shape. Despite the erosion of bank capital due to sliding stock markets, a number of factors suggest that there are no major risks to the... 6th November 2008 · 1 min read
Japan Economics Focus Is trouble lurking within Japan’s financial system? The Japanese financial system remains in relatively good shape. Despite the erosion of bank capital due to sliding stock markets, a number of factors suggest that there are no major risks to the... 6th November 2008 · 1 min read
UK Data Response UK CIPS/Markit Report on Services (Oct.) & Ind. Prod. (Sep.) 5th November 2008 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Retail Sales (Sep.) & Final Composite PMI (Oct.) 5th November 2008 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Russia: after the ten-year party comes the hangover 5th November 2008 · 1 min read
UK Economics Update How much will payment protection insurance cost insurers? Despite the write-downs already made, the financial sector has yet to face billions of pounds of further losses associated with the downturn in the economy. Our forecast that unemployment will... 4th November 2008 · 1 min read
Europe Chart Pack Plunging surveys point to economic contraction The euro-zone economic outlook has gone from bad to worse. The sharpest ever drop in the previously reliable EC Economic Sentiment Indicator in October left it pointing to annual falls in GDP of... 4th November 2008 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Producer Prices (Sep.) & Spain Unemp. (Oct.) 4th November 2008 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Bank lending to commercial property (2008Q3) and CIPS/Markit construction PMI (October) 4th November 2008 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update China abandons credit quotas to support growth The quiet lifting of credit quotas, confirmed in Chinese media over the weekend, is arguably the most significant step taken so far by the authorities as they attempt to limit China’s economic... 4th November 2008 · 1 min read
Capital Daily Any stock market election boost is likely to prove short-lived 4th November 2008 · 1 min read
China Economics Update China abandons credit quotas to support growth The quiet lifting of credit quotas, confirmed in Chinese media over the weekend, is arguably the most significant step taken so far by the authorities as they attempt to limit China’s economic... 4th November 2008 · 1 min read
