UK Economics Weekly Risks tilted towards a bigger hit to GDP from UK Budget The risk that the Budget could prove detrimental for GDP has only been heightened by the news that the Chancellor has reportedly decided not to raise income tax in favour of a shopping list of smaller... 14th November 2025 · 9 mins read
Europe Economics Weekly France delays pension reform; Swiss-US talks The narrowing in the spread on French government bonds over the past month may reflect the fact that France has avoided early elections for now and the latest economic data have been quite strong. But... 14th November 2025 · 6 mins read
Europe Rapid Response EZ GDP (2nd est.) & Employment (Q3) Data released today confirm that economic growth in the euro-zone picked up in Q3 but remained fairly subdued and that the labour market is cooling. We expect growth to remain sluggish and the labour... 14th November 2025 · 2 mins read
Capital Daily What to make of the outperformance of European equities Despite outperforming so far this week, we suspect equities in Europe will ultimately fall behind their peers in the US again through the end of 2026. 13th November 2025 · 4 mins read
Bonds Focus Will Gilts remain the sick man of the bond market? We think long-dated Gilt yields will fall over the next year, ensuring they no longer remain an outlier in the G7. That’s mainly because we expect inflation to fall sharply in 2026 and allow the Bank... 13th November 2025 · 21 mins read
Europe Rapid Response Euro-zone Industrial Production (September 2025) The 0.2% increase in euro-zone industrial production in September offset only part of the previous month’s 1.1% decline. The big picture is that industrial output is subdued and the sector is likely... 13th November 2025 · 2 mins read
Emerging Europe Rapid Response Poland GDP (Q3 2025) The strong 0.8% q/q growth recorded in Poland in Q3 confirms that it remains one of the fastest growing economies in the EU and suggests that the risks to our near-term GDP forecasts lie to the upside... 13th November 2025 · 2 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Update RICS surveyors’ expectations for EZ property recovery downgraded The RICS survey showed a softening in demand, investment enquiries and the outlook for capital values in the euro-zone in Q3, consistent with our view that the commercial property recovery will weaken... 13th November 2025 · 3 mins read
UK Economics Rapid Response UK GDP (Sep./Q3 2025) Much of the 0.1% m/m fall in September (consensus and CE 0.0%) and muted 0.1% q/q rise in GDP in Q3 was due to the hit to manufacturing activity caused by the Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack, which... 13th November 2025 · 3 mins read
UK Housing Market Update UK RICS Residential Market Survey (Oct. 2025) October’s RICS survey provides further evidence that Budget uncertainty is dampening buyer sentiment and is contributing to the continued decline in the supply of rental properties. Tax rises in the... 13th November 2025 · 3 mins read
UK Commercial Property Valuation Monitor UK Commercial Property Valuation Monitor (Q4 25) Property valuations saw a minor improvement in Q3, thanks to a fall in dividend yields, but property still looks overvalued. Looking ahead, a fall in the 10-year gilt yield since the end of Q3 should... 12th November 2025 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Why the CNB’s next move will be a hike The Czech National Bank (CNB) has left interest rates on hold over the past six months and, while the consensus view remains that there’ll be one more cut, we think the improving growth outlook means... 12th November 2025 · 4 mins read
Emerging Europe Rapid Response Romania Interest Rate Announcement (Nov.) The decision by the National Bank of Romania (NBR) to leave its policy rate on hold today, at 6.50%, came as no surprise, and a return to monetary easing is still some way off. Our current forecast is... 12th November 2025 · 2 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Update Prime office rents set to outperform consensus expectations The consensus view of European prime office rental growth was generally revised up for this year and next. Even so, we remain more upbeat than the consensus given our view that low levels of new... 12th November 2025 · 3 mins read
Commodities Update Delays to US LNG won’t prevent gas prices from falling A combination of delays to LNG export capacity in the US and greater demand for natural gas from AI data centres will, all else equal, constrain the supply of LNG over the coming years. However... 12th November 2025 · 3 mins read
Capital Daily Gilt yields probably have further to fall We think a continued softening of the UK labour market and a sizeable tightening of fiscal policy later this month means that the Bank of England (BoE) will cut its policy rate further over the next... 11th November 2025 · 5 mins read
