Disorderly Brexit Increasingly Likely, EU Blinks on Derivatives-Clearing in London by Don Quijones • Feb 22, 2019 • 65 Comments No one can afford even the smallest hiccup in derivatives.
London Housing Meltdown Spreads as Pre-Brexit Angst Batters Market Sentiment by Don Quijones • Feb 19, 2019 • 43 Comments “If you are looking to buy a house in Q1 you will have the market to yourself.”
Lloyds Bank Resurrects 0%-Down Adjustable-Rate Mortgages for First-Time Buyers to Prop Up UK’s Housing Market by Don Quijones • Jan 30, 2019 • 31 Comments Desperate measures for desperate times?
“Worst December in 10 Years”: Brick-and-Mortar Retail in the UK Faces Overindebted Consumers by Don Quijones • Jan 26, 2019 • 54 Comments But online sales are hot, now at 20% of total retail.
What an Investment Fund, Forced to Take a Big Loss, Said about the Housing Bust in Prime Central London by Wolf Richter • Jan 23, 2019 • 46 Comments “Probably now enduring its most protracted period of price suppression since records began.”
Brexit’s Ironic Twists Hit Spain’s Biggest Industry by Don Quijones • Jan 20, 2019 • 60 Comments “Peak Tourism” has already set in. Brits account for 22% of tourists in Spain. Now add Brexit.
Automakers Prepare for “No-Deal” Brexit by Don Quijones • Jan 12, 2019 • 57 Comments They’re already under pressure from the deteriorating market.
Brexit Moment in 80 Days, No One Knows What’ll Happen, London’s Finance Industry on Tenterhooks by Don Quijones • Jan 8, 2019 • 90 Comments The stakes are enormous.
Carmageddon in the UK: Auto Sales Plunge 12% in 2 Years, Diesels in Death Spiral. Consumers, Businesses, Fleets Cut Back by Wolf Richter • Jan 7, 2019 • 45 Comments This is getting serious.
UK Housing Bubble Swoons as Brexit-Day Nears. London Hit Hardest by Don Quijones • Dec 29, 2018 • 34 Comments Rampant unaffordability and a slew of other reasons.
