Europe Commercial Property Update Euro-zone crash now expected to match GFC slump While the macro backdrop was broadly unchanged, rents were stronger and yields were higher than expected in Q2, forcing us to re-examine our 2023 real estate view. As a result, we have edged down our... 31st August 2023 · 3 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Update Outlook stabilises, but longer term questions remain After several disruptive quarters, we are making few changes to our near-term euro-zone real estate forecasts. Nonetheless, a higher profile for 10-year rates has led us to push back yield reductions... 23rd June 2023 · 3 mins read
Asset Allocation Update Some tweaks to our views on equities and currencies Resilience in much of the global economic data of late has raised questions over whether the recessions we expect in most developed markets (DMs) will materialise later than we had initially thought... 27th April 2023 · 6 mins read
Nordic & Swiss Economic Outlook Tightening cycle not yet over The outlook for economic activity in the Nordics and Switzerland remains poor. GDP is already contracting sharply in Sweden and we think Norway and Switzerland will only narrowly avoid recessions... 14th April 2023 · 12 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
China Economics Update China’s “sorpasso” Our long-run forecasts suggest that China will still be the second largest economy, measured at market exchange rates, in 2050. The most likely scenario is that slowing productivity growth and a... 18th February 2021 · 3 mins read
