UK Commercial Property Update De Montfort Lending Review - full year 2007 The headline results from the De Montfort University Review of the UK Commercial Property Lending Market for 2007 have already been widely disseminated, and confirmed anecdotal reports of a sharp... 5th June 2008 · 1 min read
UK Economics Update MPC’s inaction points to deeper downturn The MPC‘s inaction on interest rates today confirms that inflation concerns are still hindering the Committee’s ability to respond to the ever-gloomier news on activity. The result will be a deeper... 5th June 2008 · 1 min read
UK Economics Update MPC’s inaction points to deeper downturn The MPC‘s inaction on interest rates today confirms that inflation concerns are still hindering the Committee’s ability to respond to the ever-gloomier news on activity. The result will be a deeper... 5th June 2008 · 1 min read
China Economics Focus Will China’s fuel subsidies be the next to go? High oil prices have forced a number of Asian countries to reform their fuel subsidy programmes in the last couple of weeks. China is by far the largest oil consumer in the region and matters far more... 5th June 2008 · 1 min read
Europe Chart Pack Q1 GDP lays the foundation for a solid year The strong pick-up in euro-zone GDP in Q1 brought further evidence that the region is performing well compared to the slowing US and UK economies. Admittedly, part of the 0.8% quarterly increase... 4th June 2008 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Corporate Japan in good shape to weather global slowdown 4th June 2008 · 1 min read
Global Markets Update Has Bernanke really said anything new on the dollar? Fed Chairman Bernanke’s comments yesterday on the inflationary impact of the weaker dollar have been widely interpreted as signalling a turning point in the central bank's attitude to the currency. We... 4th June 2008 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Focus Romania: a 21st century manufacturing hub? Romania has the potential to become a regional manufacturing hub, but resistance to reform is likely to prevent it from fulfilling its true potential. Accordingly, a much-needed rebalancing of the... 4th June 2008 · 1 min read
Japan Economics Update Corporate Japan in good shape to weather global slowdown The relative resilience of capital spending in the first quarter survey from the Ministry of Finance supports other evidence that corporate Japan is in much better shape than at similar stages in... 4th June 2008 · 1 min read
