Europe Commercial Property Update Prime Office Rental Growth Hides Finland’s Ugly Truth Finland’s year-long recession has been reflected in weakening demand for commercial property space. Yet, as occupiers have traded-up, prime property has performed exceptionally well. However, we... 18th August 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Focus How fast can Spain grow? The relief rally in Chinese equities prompted by additional policy stimulus has turned global sentiment around, but a sustained recovery in commodity prices will probably require hard evidence that... 18th August 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Trade (Jun.) June’s euro-zone goods trade data suggested that net trade boosted GDP growth in Q2. But as the effects of the weaker euro fade, export growth might soon slow again. 17th August 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Weekly Greek bailout almost there, but it may not last long The remaining hurdles to the implementation of the third Greek bailout look likely to be cleared in the next few days. But the deal could unravel quite quickly if Greece fails to meet the extremely... 14th August 2015 · 1 min read
Non-Euro Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack Rental recovery remains soft and patchy Economic growth has typically strengthened, but Russia continues to fare poorly and there are some signs of weakness emerging in Norway and Turkey. A lack of major deals in emerging Europe has held... 14th August 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone GDP (Q2 Prov.) Euro-zone GDP growth lost some pace in the second quarter, with a renewed divergence between healthy growth in Germany and stagnation in France. 14th August 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Greek GDP (Q2, Prov.) Q2’s Greek GDP figures brought some rare good news. But they relate to an entirely different economy than the one currently being strangled by capital controls. 13th August 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Swedish Consumer Prices (Jul.) The rebound in Sweden’s headline inflation rate in July might suggest that the Riksbank won’t loosen monetary policy further at its next meeting. But the bigger picture is that inflation is still... 13th August 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response French CPI (Jul.) Although the renewed fall in French inflation in July largely reflected the decline inthe price of oil, the data nonetheless confirmed that price pressures remain very subdued in the euro-zone’s... 13th August 2015 · 1 min read
Nordic & Swiss Data Response Swedish Consumer Prices (Jul. 15) The rebound in Sweden’s headline inflation rate in July might suggest that the Riksbank won’t loosen monetary policy further at its next meeting. But the bigger picture is that inflation is still... 13th August 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Industrial Production (Jun.) June’s fall in industrial production rounded off a very weak quarter for the sector and strongly suggested that industry will have contributed to a slowdown in quarterly GDP growth in Q2. 12th August 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Greek bailout built on fantasy forecasts While Greece appears finally to be on the verge of receiving a third bailout, the extremely optimisticeconomic & fiscal projections underlying the plan suggest that it might not last for very long. 11th August 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German ZEW (Aug.) August’s fall in ZEW investor sentiment suggests that, despite Greece moving closer to a deal with its creditors, investors are increasingly worried about Germany’s recovery. 11th August 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update Slower pace of euro-zone yield compression set to be maintained Euro-zone all-property yields fell by just 3bps in the second quarter, their slowest quarterly decline since 2013. We believe this is likely to mark the start of a period in which yields now edge down... 10th August 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Weekly Can the Spanish economy keep its place in the sun? Spain is set to remain the fastest growing of the major euro-zone economies for the next few quarters. But while the economy’s fundamentals have improved, the recent impressive growth rates also rest... 7th August 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German, French & Spanish Industrial Production (Jun.) June’s industrial production from the euro-zone’s major economies suggested that next week’s figures on GDP growth in the currency union will reveal a slowdown from the already modest growth rates... 7th August 2015 · 1 min read
