Asia Economics Weekly Markets still complacent about Japanese interest rates 27th February 2006 · 1 min read
UK Economics Weekly Industrial recovery may not be as strong as surveys suggest 27th February 2006 · 1 min read
US Housing Market Focus Where will the housing slowdown hit hardest? The end of the housing boom, which is apparently now underway, is arguably the biggest risk to the US economic outlook over the next couple of years . In previous Focus pieces we have argued that even... 27th February 2006 · 1 min read
Japan Chart Pack Scene being set for end of zero interest rates (Feb 06) The Bank of Japan left policy unchanged at the end of its monthly rate-setting meeting on 9th February, but we do not expect it to wait much longer. The data summarised here in our monthly review show... 24th February 2006 · 1 min read
UK Economics Focus Corporate recovery at threat from pension fund deficits The gaping hole in corporate pension funds has been exacerbated by the recent drop in UK long bond yields, which are used to discount the value of future pension liabilities. In order to eliminate... 22nd February 2006 · 1 min read
