UK Economics Update Recession to trigger larger rise in insolvencies than the GFC We think business insolvencies may rise to a record high of around 8,400 per quarter by Q2 2024 and take until at least early 2025 to return to a more “normal” level of just over 4,000 per quarter... 9th February 2023 · 5 mins read
Emerging Europe Data Response Russia Activity Data (Dec.) The latest industrial production and retail sales data for Russia for December were relatively weak, but Q4 was a bit stronger than we had expected and the economy is likely to have expanded slightly... 8th February 2023 · 3 mins read
UK Commercial Property Valuation Monitor Surge in property yield helps valuations improve A surge in property yields helped commercial property valuations improve for the first time in two years in the final quarter of 2022. Jumps in alternative asset yields late last year following the... 8th February 2023 · 7 mins read
UK Economics Chart Pack Outlook is less grim, but recession still likely Since the full effects of the previous surge in energy prices and the hike in interest rates have yet to be felt, we still think the economy will succumb to a recession this year. Admittedly, pandemic... 8th February 2023 · 10 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Update Revised GDP profile adds to the downside A stronger than expected end to last year only postpones the euro-zone recession in our view. That will weigh slightly more heavily on property performance this year, as all-property rents may now... 7th February 2023 · 3 mins read
Europe Chart Pack Tighter monetary policy starting to bite The latest business surveys suggest that the euro-zone will stagnate or suffer only a mild recession, but the money and credit data paint a much gloomier picture. Net lending was negative in December... 7th February 2023 · 10 mins read
Europe Data Response German Industrial Production (Dec.) After proving resilient for most of 2022, German industrial production slumped in December, adding to the reasons to expect the economy to fall into recession. 7th February 2023 · 2 mins read
UK Housing Market Data Response Halifax House Prices (Jan.) We suspect that the pause in house price falls in January reported by Halifax will prove temporary. Despite the slight decline in mortgage rates, affordability still looks far too stretched for house... 7th February 2023 · 3 mins read
Emerging Europe Economics Focus CEE’s energy crisis: looking beyond this winter The energy crisis in Central and Eastern Europe has lost some of its bite as natural gas prices have slumped and countries have made good progress in replacing Russian energy supplies. This has... 6th February 2023 · 25 mins read
UK Housing Market Update Cash buyers unlikely to prop up housing market Most, but not all measures of house prices show that they are falling. That has led some to contend that cash buyers may be supporting prices. But we think it is just a matter of time before the ONS... 6th February 2023 · 2 mins read
UK Commercial Property Data Response S&P Global/CIPS Construction PMI (Jan.) The headline CIPS construction index showed a contraction in activity in January, with the housing index seeing a substantial decline. But the forward-looking indicators improved, with future business... 6th February 2023 · 3 mins read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Retail Sales (Dec.) December’s retail sales data show that the sector ended 2022 on a weak note. We think total household consumption will fall in the first half of this year, pulling the economy into recession. 6th February 2023 · 2 mins read
Europe Economics Weekly Some more thoughts on the ECB meeting While yesterday’s ECB meeting triggered some big moves in financial markets, we think it does not fundamentally alter the outlook for monetary policy. We are still expecting persistently high core... 3rd February 2023 · 7 mins read
UK Commercial Property Update Explaining the surge in yields The rise in yields in the final quarter of last year was larger than that seen at the start of the GFC. While the magnitude of the rise can be explained by the jump in risk-free interest rates, the... 3rd February 2023 · 3 mins read
