Europe Economics Update Industrial sector adding to Spain’s woes Spanish football may be flying high at the moment, but Spain’s industrial activity indicators have recently divebombed, adding to the economy’s mounting woes. 1st July 2008 · 1 min read
UK Economics Chart Pack Housing market starts to nose-dive The news on the housing market over the last month has simply been dire. The Nationwide recorded its eighth consecutive fall in house prices in June, leaving prices some 8% below their autumn peak... 1st July 2008 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Tankan shows Japan’s economy slowing, not collapsing June’s Tankan survey confirms that Japanese business conditions are deteriorating, but not as far as most had feared. The economy is in much better shape than at similar stages in previous downturns. 1st July 2008 · 1 min read
Japan Economics Update Tankan shows Japan’s economy slowing, not collapsing June’s Tankan survey confirms that Japanese business conditions are deteriorating, but not as far as most had feared. The economy is in much better shape than at similar stages in previous downturns. 1st July 2008 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Ireland heading for recession The contraction in the Irish economy in Q1 confirmed that the boom of the last decade has finally turned to bust. It seems very likely that the economy is heading into a property-led recession. 30th June 2008 · 1 min read
