If anything is to be learned from the contrasting experiences of Germany and Greece, it is that there is rarely a policy in economics which is always correct or universally applicable…
Chart of the Week: Italian and Greek Non-Performing Loans vs Public Debt
The chart demonstrates that, although Italy and Greece share a similar narrative in terms of poor loan performance across business, personal and residential loans; they have experienced widely differing outcomes. This reflects….
Chart of the Week: Week 12, 2016: Economic Confidence
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the Economic Research Council’s Chart of the Week.
Chart of the Week: Week 26, 2015: Greek Bank Deposits
Last week, while discussions over a possible Greek bailout agreement were stalling, the Bank of Greece quietly released their monthly figures for bank deposits.
Chart of the Week: Week 20, 2015: European Government Bonds
There have been some interesting movements in the European government bond markets over the past 6 months, ranging from incredible negative yields on 10 year Swiss bonds through to almost 14% yields on Greek bonds.
Chart of the Week: Week 39, 2014: European Government Deficits
UK public sector finances were released yesterday, showing that the deficit so far this financial year is higher than last year.