31 Oct 2008 [0 Comments | 69 views]
The global housing crash, and what lesson can we draw for the UK
31 Oct 2008 [0 Comments | 52 views]
We all know house prices are falling in the UK. And they are declining in the US and Spain, too. But what about the rest of the world? Where else are you likely to see house prices fall, and by how much?
And then take a look at China. Use China as a kind of helicopter view, you will be surprised at the lesson we learn for the UK property market.
And then take a look at China. Use China as a kind of helicopter view, you will be surprised at the lesson we learn for the UK property market.
The US recession begins, global recession set to follow
31 Oct 2008 [0 Comments | 55 views]
The US is in recession. It’s about as official as you can get. In the last quarter, GDP contracted at an annualized rate of 0.3 per cent. Can anyone be surprised? Maybe the recently estranged from Mars might be a tad shocked; if you had been cryogenically frozen a couple of years ago, and just woken up, you may be surprised; but for the rest of us, it was about as predictable as Russell Brand’s resignation from the BBC. And yet, the latest set of data released yesterday is important nonetheless.
Just as important come the latest quite shocking forecasts for global economic performance from Capital Economics.
The real news in yesterday’s data release
Porsche, the philanthropic saviour of the dispossessed hedge fund managers
31 Oct 2008 [0 Comments | 79 views]
Aren’t those people at Porsche ever so nice? You may know, shares in Volkswagen rose so higher earlier this week that for a few minutes it was the largest company in the world. Yesterday saw another twist in that tale, as hedge funds found themselves on the receiving end of Porsche’s philanthropy.
The economics of Ross and Brand
31 Oct 2008 [1 Comment | 96 views]
Okay, so what has the Jonathan Ross–Russell Brand affair got to do with economics and the credit crunch? Answer, well actually, quite a lot. No doubt you are sick of reading about it, but perhaps this slightly different twist on the affair can shine some light on the big danger the economy faces right now.
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