Weekly wrap: Global equity markets soar on US fiscal cliff short-term fix
Global equity markets started the New Year in bullish mood following news that…
Basel rule for bank liquidity significantly more flexible than expected
With a partial solution to the US fiscal cliff agreed and many people optimistic…
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’…