Europe Commercial Property Update Relative pricing levels of Nordic retail markets set to shift If we are right that prime retail yields in Stockholm will fall further than those in Oslo, Helsinki or Copenhagen, relative pricing levels across Nordic retail markets will move out of kilter with... 1st September 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone EC Survey (Aug.) August’s weak EC business and consumer survey added to the evidence that the euro-zone recovery has gone into reverse, perhaps boosting expectations that the ECB’s recent interest rate hikes could... 31st August 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Weekly Collateral squabble casts doubt on Greek bail-out This week, the markets’ focus has fallen back on Greece. In addition to long-standing doubts over whether a sufficient number of private-sector creditors will sign up to the Greek debt exchange scheme... 30th August 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Euro-zone Monetary Indicators Monitor (Aug.) Recent signs of growing stresses in the euro-zone banking sector support our view that credit growth will remain subdued at best and that household spending and investment will grind to a virtual halt... 27th August 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Spanish GDP (Final, Q2) The final GDP figures from Spain confirmed that its recovery remained sluggish in Q2 and did nothing to alter our view that the economy may tip back into recession before too long. 27th August 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update Are German office yields too low? The recent flow of bad news on the German economy might suggest that the office market is beginning to look expensive. Yet, office/bond yield spreads are nearly as high now as they were at their peak... 26th August 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Belgium's political crisis yet to take its toll Belgium’s severe political deadlock seems to have done little harm so far. But the political crisis is still preventing crucial fiscal tightening from being implemented. The deadlock is also delaying... 25th August 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German Ifo Survey (Aug.) August’s drop in the Ifo measure of business confidence added to the growing evidence that the German economic recovery has faltered. 25th August 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack Euro-zone property investment market set to weaken Q2’s sharp slowdown in GDP growth in the euro-zone’s so-called “core” economies is a worrying sign that investor sentiment across the region as a whole could fall sharply in the near term. If that is... 24th August 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Flash PMIs & German ZEW Survey (Aug.) August’s first business and investor surveys suggest that activity in the euro-zone is stagnating at best. With Germany showing a particularly marked deterioration lately, the region’s strongest... 24th August 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Norwegian GDP (Q2) Q2’s GDP figures showed that the Norwegian economy expanded at a steady pace and added to evidence that it is less likely to suffer from a “double dip” than some of its European counterparts. Looking... 24th August 2011 · 1 min read
Nordic & Swiss Data Response Norwegian GDP (Q2 11) Q2’s GDP figures showed that the Norwegian economy expanded at a steady pace and added to evidence that it is less likely to suffer from a “double dip” than some of its European counterparts. Looking... 23rd August 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Greece's second bail-out deal far from being concluded The dispute over the provision of collateral by Greece to some euro-zone economies in return for a second bail-out, coupled with the private sector’s reluctance to take part in a debt exchange, may... 23rd August 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Weekly Policymakers still unwilling to pull out all the stops Signs last week that European policymakers remain unwilling to take major steps towards fiscal union, coupled with very weak economic data and a renewed slump in equity prices, did nothing to alter... 23rd August 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Is Ireland over the worst? There have recently been signs that Ireland’s troubles may be starting to ease, but we still think that it faces a huge challenge to return its public finances to a stable footing. Accordingly, there... 19th August 2011 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update On the road to fiscal union? Decisive steps towards greater fiscal integration across the euro-zone seem vital if the currency union is going to hold together in its current form. But recent comments from Angela Merkel and... 18th August 2011 · 1 min read
