Europe Economics Update Risks too great for Cyprus to fully relax capital controls Although Cyprus has already begun to gradually relax its capital controls, restrictions on deposits leaving the country remain in place. With a fragile banking sector and an economy deep in recession... 30th October 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Euro-zone Fiscal Monitor (Oct.) On balance, the smaller peripheral economies in the euro-zone are still making inroads into their budget deficits, but there are some signs that Italy and Spain are faring a bit less well. 29th October 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Euro-zone Monetary Indicators Monitor (Sep.) September’s euro-zone monetary data perhaps offered tentative signs that the fall in bank lending is easing, but a decent pick-up in credit remains a distant prospect. 25th October 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Swedish and Norwegian rates on hold until 2015 As expected, both the Swedish Riksbank and Norway’s Norges Bank both held their policy rates unchanged today. Given our below-consensus outlook for both economies, we do not expect either to hike... 24th October 2013 · 1 min read
Nordic & Swiss Economics Update Swedish and Norwegian rates on hold until 2015 As expected, both the Swedish Riksbank and Norway’s Norges Bank both held their policy ratesunchanged today. Given our below-consensus outlook for both economies, we do not expect eitherto hike rates... 24th October 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Is Spain really on the path to recovery? Q3’s GDP estimate from the Bank of Spain suggests that the economy has finally emerged from its two year long recession. But we doubt that the economy will generate a strong enough recovery to bring... 23rd October 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Will Italian government bond spreads continue to fall? Given the recent run of positive economic news from the euro-zone, it is perhaps no surprise that the spread between Italian and German government bond yields has narrowed. But we remain concerned... 21st October 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Long German coalition talks won't cause much change While the struggle to form a new German Government looks set to continue for another month, this does not mean that major change is afoot. Angela Merkel might make some concessions on a national... 17th October 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update What will happen after next year's bank stress tests? Euro-zone Finance Ministers made little progress on Banking Union at their summit this week. If next year’s stress tests find large holes in bank balance sheets, there is still no clear mechanism to... 17th October 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Budget keeps Ireland on track for bail-out exit Ireland’s 2014 Budget presented an apparently conducive backdrop for the country’s exit from its euro-zone support programme later this year. But Ireland’s post bail-out prosperity is not yet assured... 15th October 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Slovenia can still save itself from a bail-out Speculation has risen in recent weeks that Slovenia will be forced into some form of euro-zone bailout. But the country can still avoid asking for outside help in dealing with its banking crisis. 11th October 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update ECB in no hurry to provide further support President Draghi struck a cautiously optimistic tone about the euro-zone’s nascent recovery. But while he made it clear that the ECB stands ready to prevent excessive rises in market interest rates... 2nd October 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Are Greece’s privatisation targets flawed? A contentious component of the Greek bail-out package has been its privatisation programme. This Update summarises some of the views expressed at a panel discussion in which Ben May was involved at... 1st October 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Renewed political uncertainty adds to Italy's problems Silvio Berlusconi’s decision to withdraw his support for the coalition Government may not trigger elections. But the fragile political situation highlights the huge challenges that Italy faces just to... 30th September 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Euro-zone Monetary Indicators Monitor (Aug.) The continued weakness of the euro-zone monetary data in August suggests that the pick-up in the real economy rests on fragile foundations. 26th September 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Euro-zone Fiscal Monitor (Sep.) Greece and Ireland have continued to cut their budget deficits. But the fragile political situation in Italy has contributed to some budget slippage there. 25th September 2013 · 1 min read
