Capital Daily We think the rally in DM government bond is mostly behind us With nominal bond yields having fallen considerably over the past month, we think there is now less scope for developed market government bonds to rally over the next couple of years. 12th December 2022 · 5 mins read
UK Data Response GDP (Oct.) The 0.5% m/m rise in GDP in October was mostly due to the rebound after September’s extra bank holiday. Even so, the surprisingly strong rise could tilt the Bank of England towards another bumper... 12th December 2022 · 4 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Outlook Values to fall sharply as yields rise and recession hits Higher interest rates have already resulted in a sharp property repricing in 2022. And with valuations still highly stretched and rental prospects weaker given the imminent recession, we think values... 9th December 2022 · 33 mins read
Emerging Europe Economics Weekly Hungary fending off another crisis, weak activity data The decision by Hungary’s government to abandon its cap on petrol and diesel prices this week adds to what has already been a sharp withdrawal of government support in recent months. Hungary’s economy... 9th December 2022 · 7 mins read
UK Economics Weekly Retail recession drags on despite World Cup With retail sales volumes in November likely to have remained a little below their pre-pandemic level and 4.0% below their level at the start of the year, for retailers the recession is well underway... 9th December 2022 · 14 mins read
Europe Economics Weekly Wage growth strong; recession underway Policymakers may have taken some heart from the latest data published by Indeed which suggests that wage growth has started to edge down. However, wage growth is still very strong and other measures... 9th December 2022 · 7 mins read
UK Commercial Property Update Lending to property will soon go into reverse The rise in net lending to real estate over the past couple of months may reflect some investors looking to buy commercial property assets at discounted prices. But a repeat of the mid-2000s, when... 9th December 2022 · 3 mins read
ECB Watch ECB set to hike by 50bp; more to come next year There is a case for the ECB to raise interest rates by another 75bp next week, but we suspect that it will instead slow the pace to 50bp as policy is getting closer to “neutral”. This would mean... 8th December 2022 · 8 mins read
BoE Watch Peak is in sight, but we’re not there yet A shift from the 75 basis point hike in interest rates in November to a 50 basis point rise, from 3.00% to 3.50%, at the policy meeting on Thursday 15th December would show that the Monetary Policy... 8th December 2022 · 8 mins read
UK Housing Market Data Response RICS Residential Market Survey (Nov.) The RICS survey confirmed that there were widespread house price falls in November. Surveyors expect a further drop in prices and slowdown in transactions ahead, in line with our forecasts. 8th December 2022 · 3 mins read
Emerging Europe Rapid Response Poland Interest Rate Announcement (Dec.) 7th December 2022 · 2 mins read
UK Economic Outlook A tough year 2023 will be a tough year for the economy as the effects of the previous rises in inflation and previous hikes in interest rates (as well as a future rise from 3.00% now to a peak of 4.50% in early... 7th December 2022 · 27 mins read
Europe Data Response German Industrial Production (Oct.) German industrial production once again held up better than expected in October. But this resilience was driven partly by a recovery in construction which tends to be volatile. We still expect high... 7th December 2022 · 2 mins read
UK Housing Market Data Response Halifax House Prices (Nov.) The largest monthly fall in in the Halifax house price index since October 2008 confirms that the house price correction that we forecast has begun. While mortgage rates have fallen back somewhat in... 7th December 2022 · 2 mins read
