Japan Economics Update Positive wealth effects from equity gains still limited The latest Flow of Funds report, published today by the Bank of Japan, confirms that the surge in equity prices on the back of the “Abe trade” has boosted the value of household assets, but also that... 25th March 2013 · 1 min read
US Economics Update Rising wealth will continue to boost GDP Further increases in both house and equity prices would take net household wealth back above prerecession levels later this year, perhaps helping to boost GDP by around 0.7%. This wealth effect should... 7th February 2013 · 1 min read
UK Economics Chart Pack Jubilee boost short-lived Although consumer spending appears to have boosted at the start of June by the extended bank holiday, the fillip did not last for long and the underlying trend in spending still looks pretty mediocre... 19th July 2012 · 1 min read
Middle East & North Africa Chart Pack Price pressures have eased across the Middle East Inflation pressures are easing in most countries in the Middle East and North Africa region. The drop in global commodity prices has led to a fall in food price inflation across the region. Meanwhile... 19th July 2012 · 1 min read
UK Economics Update Households hit by further fall in incomes Today’s news on the state of households’ finances revealed that the continued drop in real income is taking its toll on consumer spending, as well as preventing households from taking the steps... 28th June 2012 · 1 min read
Latin America Economics Update Three challenges for 2011 Policymakers in the region will face three challenges this year: keeping inflation under control, preventing asset price bubbles from building and managing currency appreciation. All are consequences... 7th January 2011 · 1 min read
Japan Economics Update What should we make of the BoJ's latest moves? Today’s announcements of a new asset purchase scheme by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) and its symbolic lowering of the key policy rate are not game changers and the tepid market response is probably... 5th October 2010 · 1 min read
China Economics Update Hong Kong growth set to surprise on upside Hong Kong’s economy will significantly outpace most people’s expectations this year, but inflation is likely to remain very low. 18th February 2010 · 1 min read
Latin America Economics Focus Bubble, bubble toil and trouble? Concerns that super-loose monetary policy in the West will fuel a bubble in emerging market assets are beginning to mount. While we believe that capital flows to Latin America will ease over the... 2nd October 2009 · 1 min read
UK Economics Focus Global asset prices at risk from higher Japanese rates In this Focus we argue that monetary tightening in Japan is a potential trigger for a sharp correction in bond markets and other asset prices in the West. The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is likely to start to... 16th February 2006 · 1 min read
UK Economic Outlook Monetary Policy at the Crossroads (Q3 04) The general perception among economists and the markets alike is that the UK’s inflation targeting monetary policy regime is the model that all other countries should follow. But is the current regime... 27th June 2004 · 1 min read
