Nordic & Swiss Economics Update Norges Bank cuts rates; more to come The Norges Bank’s decision to cut interest rates for the first time in more than four years was drivenby the recent events in global financial markets. But with the outlook for economic... 15th October 2008 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Capital outflows now affecting China too The latest data suggest that investors have been pulling money out of China in recent weeks. After dealing with hot inflows of nearly $200bn in the first half of 2008, officials will be glad for the... 14th October 2008 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German ZEW Survey (Oct.) & Euro-zone Ind. Prod. (Aug.) 14th October 2008 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response RICS Housing Survey (Sep) & CLG house prices (Aug) 14th October 2008 · 1 min read
China Economics Update Capital outflows now affecting China too The latest data suggest that investors have been pulling money out of China in recent weeks. After dealing with hot inflows of nearly $200bn in the first half of 2008, officials will be glad for the... 14th October 2008 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Euro-zone rescue plan won’t halt the slowdown The announcement of a co-ordinated framework to kick-start interbank lending in the euro-zone and boost banks’ tier one capital has helped equity markets and the euro to rally. But we doubt that these... 13th October 2008 · 1 min read
UK Economics Update Recapitalisation unlikely to revitalise bank lending With banks’ balance sheets under pressure, UK bank lending is set to rise more slowly, if not fall outright. This will have significant adverse effects on the UK economy, which may already be in... 13th October 2008 · 1 min read
UK Economics Update Recapitalisation unlikely to revitalise bank lending With banks’ balance sheets under pressure, UK bank lending is set to rise more slowly, if not fall outright. This will have significant adverse effects on the UK economy, which may already be in... 13th October 2008 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update IMF moves to shore up Hungarian markets 13th October 2008 · 1 min read
Global Markets Outlook Bond yields to fall further despite equity bounce Bank recapitalisation on a global scale should help to prevent a complete meltdown in the financial sector, but the world economy is still facing a prolonged period of (at best) sluggish growth as the... 13th October 2008 · 1 min read
