Economics

Profile: Matt Cairns

The senior European economist at Moodyseconomy.com, part of Moody's Analytics, talks to Matthew Attwood about the macro trends that define his business

The Big Interview: Tim Congdon

The founder of Lombard Street Research and respected economist discusses the precedent for last summer's crisis with Matthew Attwood, and explains how policymakers are damaging the market

The year ahead

From widespread house price falls and increases in foreclosures, to funding innovations and alterations in regulation, 2008 will be a year of unprecedented change and adjustment for mortgage banks. Mortgage Risk, together with a select panel of leading…

Setting the stage for 2008

As 2007 draws to a close, the Energy Risk team asked market participants what they regard as the most influential events of 2007 and how these are likely to shape market behaviour in 2008. By Stella Farrington with additional reporting by David Watkins

What happens next?

As a steady stream of analysts and industry experts continue to issue dismal forecasts for US house price appreciation, adjustable rate mortgage resets and the broader economy as a whole, Ajay Rajadhyaksha, head of US fixed income strategy at Barclays…

Rise and fall

House price movements are set to become the dominant factor determining what US mortgage banks lend in future. Understanding house price appreciation and modelling it accurately has never been so critical. William Rhode reports

Profile: Arthur Calavritinos

Arthur Calavritinos runs one of the top-performing high-yield bond funds in the US, the John Hancock High Yield Fund. He tells Dalia Fahmy about the investment strategies that he hopes will insulate his investments against the current credit squeeze

Market Graphic - Fed rate cuts

Stephen Gallagher, chief US economist at Societe Generale, looks at whether Fed rate cuts will succeed in calming the troubled waters of the US economy

Protected from the subprime chaos

The Latin American region has suffered its fair share of financial difficulties - most of them self-inflicted - but a period of economic stability and rebuilding has left many LatAm countries well equipped to withstand the fallout from the recent…

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