Palisade Real Assets acquires Eco2 Management Services

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Palisade Real Assets has announced the acquisition of Eco2 Management Services Limited (“EMSL”), a UK-based renewable energy asset management and development company. The acquisition accelerates Palisade Real Assets’ energy transition

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The Euro area in 2016: Solid growth, low inflation, easier policy

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We expect the recovery to continue in 2016, but growth is unlikely to be strong enough to generate a sustained increase in core inflation. In which case, the ECB is

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Europe’s consumer-led recovery not just about the oil price

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Consumer spending in the euro area is now growing at its fastest since 2007. Lower oil prices have helped but are only part of the story, in our view. There’s

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Greece: Thinking the Unthinkable

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Sunday’s referendum has pushed Greece closer to euro-area exit. A Greek departure would plunge the region into uncharted waters, with unpredictable consequences. But policymakers have powerful tools to combat contagion

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Greece reaches the Last-Chance Saloon

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Next week probably represents the last chance for the Greek government and its official creditors to reach an agreement and prevent a default. If the negotiations fail, bankruptcy and capital

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Will bond markets turn too fast and furious for the ECB?

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The European Central Bank (ECB) has reacted calmly to the recent rise in bond yields. This is probably because it regards the increase as a correction back towards more realistic

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Euro-area growth: reasons to be cheerful

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Much has been written about the bleak medium-term outlook for euro-area growth. We agree with most of this. But that doesn’t mean the business cycle is dead. In our view,

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Bond outflows weigh on the Euro

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Euro-area residents have bought large quantities of foreign bonds since short-term interest rates moved into negative territory last June. With the European Central Bank about to embark on a largescale

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