Our network

economic recovery

GDP and cities - growth or stagnation?

April 27, 2011 by Centre for Cities
with 141 views
0

The GDP figures for Q1 2011 were released today and it's a moderate return to growth, with the UK economy growing by 0.5% in the first three months. It's a welcome result for the Government, following the 0.5% contraction at the end of 2010. But it's not as high as they might have hoped. The Office for Budgetary Responsibility, for... [read more]

Green Building Industry to Face More Scrutiny

January 5, 2010 by Chris Cheatham
with 312 views
0

The green building industry is entering an interesting period. In 2009, the green building movement was embraced as a solution to economic and environmental problems. "Green jobs" were touted as a way to improve the economy while reducing unemployment. Investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency measures was championed as a way... [read more]

Signs of an Economic Rebound?

December 23, 2009 by Amadie Hart
with 154 views
0

Sign of an economic rebound are beginning to show, according to survey findings from top executives in real estate. Survey data from the participants at the ULI McCoy Symposium on Real Estate Finance, held on December 14, 2009, in New York, present a mixed but generally improving outlook for a variety of key indicators. In... [read more]

Investing in Hard Assets

November 30, 2009 by Chris Nelder
with 132 views
0

For this week’s Energy and Capital , I look at the moves the big money is making into hard assets, and predict tough times ahead for the dollar and U.S. equities. One key to being a successful investor is knowing where the big money is going. And this year, that money has been going into hard assets. Of particular interest are the in-... [read more]

Buy American: Bad for America

November 9, 2009 by Marc Gunther
with 207 views
0

Congress should have known better. Last winter, a long list of global companies—GE, Siemens, HP, Sony, Caterpillar, Cisco, Dow Chemical, IBM, Microsoft, United Technologies, Xerox and many more—warned the Obama administration in a letter [PDF] that a “Buy American” provision in the $787-billion economic stimulus package would make it... [read more]