Europe Data Response Euro-zone Final PMIs (Mar.) March’s PMIs suggest that the economy expanded in Q1. They also point to further gains in employment and strong price pressures. With the turmoil in the banking sector having stabilised, this makes us... 5th April 2023 · 2 mins read
Emerging Europe Rapid Response Romania Interest Rate Announcement (Apr.) 4th April 2023 · 2 mins read
Non-Euro Europe Commercial Property Outlook Scandi & Swiss: Shallower downturn, but returns to lag Property values fell sharply in Scandinavia and Switzerland last year, but with valuations still stretched and financing set to remain challenging, we think yields will climb higher. And with economic... 4th April 2023 · 19 mins read
Non-Euro Europe Commercial Property Outlook Emerging Europe: Milder downturn, slower recovery Emerging Europe has seen less steep falls in values than elsewhere so far, but will not be immune in 2023. Higher interest rates and economic weakness mean these markets will have a challenging year... 31st March 2023 · 19 mins read
UK Economics Weekly Banking strains will amplify tightening in credit conditions Even before the turmoil in the banking sector, UK banks were planning on sharply reducing the amount of credit available to households. The recent strains in the banking sector will amplify the... 31st March 2023 · 5 mins read
Europe Economics Weekly Calm after the storm, but inflation still a headwind With the banking sector panic subsiding, attention is returning to the inflation outlook. And as core euro-zone inflation edged up to a new all-time high in March we think policymakers will remain in... 31st March 2023 · 7 mins read
Climate Economics Update Voltaire would despair of the UK’s climate strategy The “ Powering up Britain” plan presented by the UK government this week highlights the benefits and limitations of official involvement in reducing emissions. On the one hand, the plans to reduce the... 31st March 2023 · 4 mins read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Flash HICP (March) Policymakers at the ECB won’t read too much into the drop in headline inflation in March and will be more concerned that the core rate hit a new record high. So March’s consumer price data will do... 31st March 2023 · 3 mins read
UK Data Response GDP (Q4 Final) The final Q4 2022 GDP data suggested the economy was even more resilient in 2022 than we previously thought, as the government absorbed some of the hit to households from high inflation. But we still... 31st March 2023 · 3 mins read
UK Housing Market Data Response Nationwide House Prices (Mar.) House prices fell for a seventh consecutive month in February, taking the total fall from their peak in August to 4.6%. With house prices still significantly overvalued in today’s higher mortgage rate... 31st March 2023 · 4 mins read
UK Markets Chart Pack Pound a surprising beneficiary of banking concerns Even though equity prices in the UK have fallen further than in the US and the euro-zone since the US bank SVB failed and the European bank Credit Swisse was taken over, the pound has strengthened... 30th March 2023 · 10 mins read
Global Economic Outlook From cost of living crisis to banking crisis? The strongest headwind for the global economy has shifted from an energy crisis and the related squeeze on real incomes to a potential banking crisis and associated drag on credit. Since banks are... 30th March 2023 · 46 mins read
Capital Daily Stubborn core inflation may be a headwind for euro-zone bonds Persistent core inflationary pressures will, in our view, keep euro-zone sovereign bonds under pressure this year, at least relative to those in other major developed market economies. 30th March 2023 · 6 mins read
Emerging Europe Economic Outlook Dodging a deep downturn, but challenges far from over There are encouraging signs that the energy crisis is receding, the worst of the downturn is passing and that inflation has peaked across the region, but this year will still be challenging. We expect... 30th March 2023 · 29 mins read
