The Retail Industry – many shaky elements before this pandemic
Like businesses in every industry, retail companies are anxiously waiting for the signal that they can re-open operations from the global pandemic. The composition of retail is as diverse as any industry and the impact of the economic hit from the coronavirus will be quite different for the different sectors within retail. We are now […]
Impact on Real Estate Markets
It is pretty clear that once countries around the globe come out of the COVID-19 economic shutdown, recovery and growth will be uneven and will travel a rocky road. Part of the ‘rocky road’ aspect will be the devastation of some industry groups – restaurants for example. In some cases, the public have embraced different […]
Global Markets Perspective – COVID-19 Impact
As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept over the globe (at now an estimated 150 countries) the economic impact will be severe. All countries will feel it. To put some economic value on the potential impact, we have assembled the GDP values for some of the major countries that have reported a significant number of coronavirus […]
The US Economy — Prior to Coronavirus
Writing this in March 2020 in the midst of a shutdown of many US cities, it is clear that the US economy (and indeed the Global economy) will take a major hit and most likely we will fall into a recession. The coming months and year (or more) will see a rocky, uneven recovery that […]