On this week’s podcast, we return to the issue of the Spanish economy and specifically, the state of the housing market. BMI’s Head of Country Risk & Financial Markets Justin Patrie talks with Europe Analyst Chris Graham on the outlook for Spanish real estate and what it means for growth, the markets and the stability… [Read more]
On this week’s Podcast, BMI’s Spain analyst Chris Graham answers all the key questions concerning the stability and outlook for the Spanish economy. These include: Why is Spain so important for the European outlook? What are the risks of a Spanish banking sector collapse? What has been done to support the banking sector? To what… [Read more]
Ireland’s decision to apply for a bailout from the European Union has not helped defend the euro or calm treasury markets elsewhere in the periphery. On this week’s Business Monitor Podcast, BMI’s Head of Country Risk & Financial Markets talks with Global Economic Strategist Tim Cooper and Head of Europe Analysis Mark Schaltuper about the… [Read more]
On this week’s businesss monitor podcast, we assess the state of the European banking sector on the back of the EU-wide stress test results released on July 23. BMI’s Head of Country Risk and Financial Markets Justin Patrie, along with Head of Europe Analysis Mark Schaltuper and Europe Analyst Chris Graham, dissect the methodology of… [Read more]
The last few weeks have certainly been good to the Spanish on the football pitch and the tennis court. But as the sporting hangover begins to wear off, all eyes will return to the ailing economy. Unlike Greece, Spain has not come to the forefront of investor concerns in recent months because of its sovereign… [Read more]
It is now over 9 months since Greece’s sovereign debt crisis brought the Eurozone’s stability to the forefront of investor concerns. With a trillion dollar bailout fund in place, and the recent bounce in the euro (some 5% against the US dollar), can we assume that the worst is now behind us. Justin Patrie, Head… [Read more]
Last week Mark Schaltuper, BMI’s Head of Europe Analysis, spoke on CNBC European Closing Bell about the prospect of an internal devaluation for the least competitive eurozone economies.
