An incomplete solution to the US fiscal cliff
The past few days has seen the Republican-controlled House of Representatives…
Market update: US Fed unable to agree on length of QE3
On Thursday, US equities closed lower. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones were…
How will France fare in 2013?
The French economy is currently in quite a weak position; its overall debt…
Eurozone money numbers still hopeful but watch French M1 weakness
Eurozone monetary trends continue to signal a recovery in regional economic…
Market update: US stocks soar after fiscal cliff deal
US stocks rocketed yesterday as lawmakers passed a bill, ‘The American…
US fiscal cliff – a short-term fix
In the last two days both the Senate and the House of Representatives have voted…
Will UK consumer deleveraging slow?
UK household debt as percentage of disposable income fell further to 144.3% in…
Market update: US Congress agrees fiscal cliff deal
In early morning trading the FTSE 100 is 1.5% higher and the FTSE Eurofirst 300…
Absolutely prefabulous: can housing conundrum be solved by factories?
What can homebuilders learn from the car manufacturing industry? At first, the…
Hey big spender! Bernanke opens the coffers again; pro-easing Abe victorious in Japanese election
It was an eventful week as the actions of the global ‘high-rollers’…
On again, off again US fiscal cliff negotiations sap risk appetite
Continued haggling in the US undermined risk sentiment over the week, despite…
Market update: Stocks and commodities struggle on fiscal cliff and US economic recovery concerns
Last week’s gains on Wall Street came to a halt on Monday (Dow Jones and…