Europe Economics Update German election campaign offers no hope of fiscal boost The growing likelihood of a grand coalition government after September’s election suggests that Germany’s tough stance on the euro-zone periphery might soften somewhat. However, none of the main... 9th May 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German Industrial Production (Mar.) March’s German industrial production figures suggest that the sector has gained momentum over the quarter, but a sustained and robust recovery still seems unlikely. 8th May 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update Is it true that Germany can’t afford bail-outs? A recent ECB survey suggested that German households are much less wealthy than those in the eurozone’s south and periphery. There are several reasons why this is untrue. But unfavourable coverage in... 7th May 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German Ifo Survey (Apr.) April’s fall in the German Ifo business climate indicator will add to concerns that the recovery there is starting to falter. 24th April 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Flash PMIs (Apr.) April’s euro-zone PMI survey provided another clear sign that a sustained economic recovery in the region is still some way off. 23rd April 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Focus GOEF crisis enters new phase Looming deadlines for stricken German open-ended funds to complete their liquidation processes – or hand over remaining assets to their respective custodian banks – mean that the supply of property... 22nd April 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German ZEW Survey (Apr.) & Euro-zone Final CPI (Mar.) April’s fall in the German ZEW index highlighted investors’ fears that the German recovery will falter amid continued concerns about the euro-zone’s periphery. 16th April 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Economic Outlook The crisis continues Recent events in Italy, Cyprus and Portugal have put a dent in hopes that the three-year crisis in the euro-zone is finally drawing to a close. Meanwhile, previous tentative signs that the broader... 10th April 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German Industrial Production (Feb. 13) February’s German industrial production figures suggest that the economy’s engine of growth is still just about ticking over, but only very slowly. 8th April 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German Retail Sales (Feb.) & Unemployment (Mar.) February’s German retail sales data suggest that spending rose in Q1. But sales are still falling compared to a year earlier and with March’s unemployment data confirming that the labour market... 28th March 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German Ifo Survey (Mar.) March’s fall in the German Ifo business climate indicator is another sign that the recovery in the euro-zone seen over the past six months or so might already be running out of steam. 22nd March 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German ZEW Survey (Mar.) & Italian Industrial Prod. (Jan.) March’s small rise in the German ZEW index left it at a high level. But as fears for Italy and Cyprus hit sentiment in future, we doubt that Germany’s recovery will be as strong as the survey now... 19th March 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Weekly Germany likely to prevail in austerity debate Last week brought mixed news in the debate on growth versus austerity. On the one hand, EU leaders discussed and (to some extent) advocated growth policies at an EU summit. What’s more, the European... 18th March 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Italian GDP (Q4), French Ind. Prod. & German Trade (Jan.) On balance, the latest batch of hard economic data from the euro-zone’s three largest economies makes fairly grim reading and casts further doubt on the view that the region as whole has begun to grow... 11th March 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German Industrial Production (Jan.) January’s German industrial production figures added to the evidence that the economy entered 2013 in a better state than it ended 2012. But for the time being at least, growth seems to be modest at... 8th March 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response German Flash CPI & Unemployment (Feb.) February’s fall in German CPI inflation should ease fears of inflationary pressure in the euro-zone’s largest economy despite the continued fall in unemployment. 28th February 2013 · 1 min read
