Stuart Thomson
Fund Me or I will Shoot – Greece Puts a Gun to its Head – comment by Stuart Thomson, Chief Economist at Ignis Asset Management
“It’s Greek economy suicide watch day 700; the decision to call a referendum on its draconian austerity program is surprising to say the least and it takes a Panglossian investment bank to put a positive spin on this decision. The Prime Minister’s bolt from the blue Aegean has shocked financial …
Inadequate Euro agreement is a massive confidence trick – comment by Stuart Thomson, chief economist at Ignis Asset Management
- 2012 will be a year of recession in Europe
- Recession will rob France of its AAA rating
- European agreement represents a pyrrhic victory for Germany and the ECB
“The latest emergency European summit provided another trillion Euro package. To the extent that any agreement was reached, it was better than …
Ignis: QE2 will not enable a swift return to pre-credit crunch growth – the UK will still experience a lost decade
Comment by Stuart Thomson, chief economist at Ignis Asset Management
“The Monetary Policy Committee has launched QE2. This is one month earlier than we expected and is a measure of the Committee concern for the global economy that they agreed to substantial expansion of their balance sheet prior to next month’s …
