UK Economics Update Household bad debt on the rise again Household bad debt appears to have embarked on an upward trend at the start of this year, with borrowers starting to buckle under the pressure of the credit crunch. With unemployment now rising, debt... 1st September 2008 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Romania: 2008 will be high water mark 1st September 2008 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German Retail Sales (Jul.) & EZ Final Manufacturing PMI (Aug.) 1st September 2008 · 1 min read
UK Economics Weekly Households and firms to share burden of recession 1st September 2008 · 1 min read
Japan Economics Update Tankan shows Japan’s economy slowing, not collapsing The Bank of Japan’s Tankan survey of business conditions was disappointing but not disastrous. The detail contained some reassuring news with regard to financial conditions and the labour market. 1st September 2008 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone EC Survey & CPI (Aug.), Unemployment (Jul.) 29th August 2008 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Poland: Still a soft landing, but growth will slow in 2009 29th August 2008 · 1 min read
ECB Watch Staff forecasts to highlight weaker growth prospects Mounting evidence of a sharp slowdown in eurozone economic activity has caused the chances of another interest rate hike to evaporate. But the ECB is still deeply concerned about upside risks to... 28th August 2008 · 1 min read