Europe Data Response German Ifo Survey (Dec.) December’s small fall in the headline German Ifo index left it still at a high level. But the sharper decline in the current conditions component supported evidence from recent hard data that growth... 17th December 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German ZEW (Dec.) December’s solid rise in German ZEW investor expectations suggests that the economy is faring pretty well, but it still points to a slight slowdown in growth. 15th December 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German & Spanish Industrial Production (Oct.) October’s unexpectedly-small rise in German industrial production was another signthat GDP growth in the euro-zone’s largest economy has passed its peak. 7th December 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German Flash CPI (Nov.) November’s small rise in German HICP inflation appears to have reflected energy effects. With the core rate still very subdued, there is nothing here to put the ECB off increasing its policy support... 30th November 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German Ifo Survey (Nov.) & GDP Breakdown (Q3) November’s German Ifo survey supported the message from other survey indicators that the economy is still growing at a healthy pace. And the breakdown of Q3 GDP showed that, unusually for Germany... 24th November 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German ZEW (Nov.) The German ZEW investor survey showed that easing fears about the global environment led sentiment to improve in November and suggested that the Paris attacks have had little impact on sentiment so... 17th November 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German & Spanish Industrial Production (Sep.) September’s unexpectedly sharp fall in German industrial production was a worrying sign that GDP growth may have slowed in Q3 even in the euro-zone’s strongest economy. 6th November 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update German office rental values set for further gains Across the main German cities unemployment rates are close to their lowest levels in decades. Office rents do not look particularly high, office employment is growing, occupier demand is expanding and... 29th October 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German Flash CPI (Oct.) October’s rise in German HICP inflation provided some reassurance that a prolonged period of deflation is not just around the corner. But there is still little sign of underlying price pressures in... 29th October 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German Ifo Survey (Oct.) October’s German Ifo survey echoed the message from other indicators that growth may be slowing, although the Volkswagen scandal seems to be having little impact on the car industry for now. 26th October 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update Cities to see stronger population growth than Germany as a whole 19th October 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Immigration won’t transform Germany’s growth outlook The influx of refugees into Germany has caused much speculation about the costs to the government and possible benefits to the economy. But while the trend presents opportunities for the long term, it... 15th October 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Focus Will Munich’s office rental premium over Hamburg continue to grow? Since early 2012, the rental premium commanded by prime office space in Munich over that in Hamburg has grown by almost a third. However, in the next few years both demand and supply fundamentals... 14th October 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German ZEW (Oct.) October’s German ZEW survey confirmed that concerns over the global environment and the scandal at Volkswagen are taking a toll on investor confidence, which might affect economic activity in the... 13th October 2015 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German & Spanish Industrial Production (Aug.) August’s sharp falls in German and Spanish industrial production suggest that weakness in emerging economies may have caused their GDP growth to slow in Q3. 7th October 2015 · 1 min read
Global Markets Update Will China fuel a recovery in German automobile shares? While the emissions scandal has been responsible for the recent plunge in the share price of Volkswagen Group, the bigger picture is that the share prices of German car manufacturers have been sliding... 29th September 2015 · 1 min read
