Europe Economics Update Are Austrian banking troubles a sign of things to come? Recent developments in Austria underline how the worst has not yet passed for some of Europe’s banks. While the larger euro-zone countries are less vulnerable, we expect lending to fall in some of the... 16th December 2009 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update German banks’ troubles need not prevent recovery Concerns about German banks have increased, with the Bundesbank estimating that further hefty losses are to come and the Government warning of a worsening credit crunch. But, for the time being at... 1st December 2009 · 1 min read
UK Economics Update Monetary Indicators Monitor (Nov.) The narrow M0 measure of the money supply is being kept high by the Bank of England’s asset purchases. However, the broad money aggregates remain weak. In fact, today’s data showed that the measure of... 30th November 2009 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Euro-zone Monetary Indicators Monitor (Nov.) October’s euro-zone money supply figures provided few signs that the ECB’s unlimited provisions of liquidity are prompting any pick-up in broad money and bank lending. 26th November 2009 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Capital controls unlikely, but rupiah to strengthen anyway Bank Indonesia is weighing up the costs and benefits of implementing capital controls because of concerns over “hot money” coming into the economy. However, we doubt the authorities will do anything... 19th November 2009 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Is China gearing up for its own lost decade? There are many parallels between the current lending boom in China and that in the late-1980s which brought down Japan’s economy. But there are several reasons to think China will avoid the same fate. 18th November 2009 · 1 min read
China Economics Update Is China gearing up for its own lost decade? There are many parallels between the current lending boom in China and that in the late-1980s which brought down Japan’s economy. But there are several reasons to think China will avoid the same fate. 18th November 2009 · 4 mins read
