Blogs, Banks & Think-Tanks

This page provides links to blogs, bank research and think tanks that are used by GPEMA as sources of analysis. Any entry in the lists below should not be considered as an endorsement of any views but rather as a recognition of the quality of analysis provided. While blogs tend to have topical or geographical orientations, the other two categories do not and, as such, are not compartimentalised accordingly. Notwithstanding this fact, blogs are not exclusive in their topical and geographical orientations. Therefore you are likely to find country overlaps in the links below.

    I. BANKS

• Deutsche Bank Research (Scout)
• Rabobank Groep – Nieuwe Internationale Studies
• Unicredit (via HypoVereinsbank) – Economics and Commodities Research: Publikationen
• UBS Research – Wealth Management Research (Global Outlook, Swiss Outlook, Switzerland in figures, Swiss Economic Forecast); Investment Bank Economic Research (Economic Calendar, Q Series)
• Credit Suisse – Research
• BNP Paribas Economic Research Department – EcoFlash, EcoWeek, Conjuncture, Economic and Market Monitor
• Societe Generale – Economic Situation, ScenarioEco, EcoNote
• Credit Agricole – Economic Research Department
• CIB NATIXIS – Economic Research Publications
• Dexia – Research
• Grupo Santander – Research
• BBVA – Research
• La Caixa – Research
• Alliance Bernstein Economic Perspectives
• Itau – Economic Analysis
• Goldman Sachs – Research
• Morgan Stanley’s “Our views”
• Lloyds TSB – Research
• Barclays Capital – Research Reports
• CBI Business Surveys – Calendar
• Danske Bank Research
• Norges Bank – Research
• Handelsbank – Macro Research; Strategy; Equities
• Swedbank – Macro Research
• Nomura Global Research – Login
• Roubini Global Economics – Economic Research
• Capital Economics
• CreditSights
• Lombard Street Research – Research

  II. THINK-TANKS

• VoxEU – a subsidiary of CEPR which aims to promote research-based policy analysis and commentary by leading scholars. It is an general economics website with a emphasis on EU policy
• CEPA – Centre for European Policy Analysis
• Bruegel
• ZEW Centre for European Economic Research – Press; Research; Publications
• KOF Swiss Economic Institute – Press Releases; Research; Indicators; Forecasts; Surveys
• CESifo – Press Releases; Policy Debate; Research; Economics Facts and Figures; Survey Results, Forecasts, Institutional Comparisons, Topical Terms, ifo Economic Data
• Research Recap – Equity, Credit, Academic, Economic, Industry, Market
• CEPS – Centre for European Policy Studies
• CEPR (Centre for Economic Policy Research): Research by Topics – Development Economics, Industrial Organisations, International Macro, International Trade and Regional Economics, Labour Economics, Public Policy, Financial Economics; Research by Authors
• NBER  (National Bureau of Economic Research): Research by Series; Research by Authors
• CER – Centre for European Reform
• Open Europe – Research
• BEPA – The European Commission’s own Bureau of European Policy Advisers, with its three Expert Groups on Political Analysis (GPA), Economic Analysis (GEPA) and Societal Policy Analysis (GSPA)
• European Council on Foreign Relations
• Europe’s World
• Chatham House
• VoteWatch – an independent website set up to promote better debates and greater transparency in EU decision-making by providing  easy access to, and analysis of, the political decisions and activities of the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers.

III. BLOGS

   III.A) Blogs By Region/Country

 China

• China Blog List
• China Lyst
• Chinabloggers
• Chinese in English

European Union

• Brussels Blog, on European Politics and Economics, at Financial Times
• Real Time Brussels, on European Politics and Economics, at WSJ
• New Europe, on Eastern European Politics and Economics, at WSJ
• Charlemagne’s Notebook and Column, on European Politics and Economics, at the Economist
• The Guardian – Blogs
• The Telegraph – Blogs
• The Independent
• Coulisses de Bruxelles, on Politics, Society and Economics, by Jean Quatremer at Liberation
• A Fistful of Euros, on European Politics and Economics,
• B2- Bruxelles2, on Defense
• European Defence, on Defense
• Bruegel –  Brussels European and Global Economic Laboratory
• Eurointelligence – the independent, and committed internet-based service for economic commentary and analysis of the euro area, exclusive.
• Open Europe Blog

India

Japan

United States of America

• Greg Mankiw’s Blog, independent
• The Conscience of a Liberal, by Paul Krugman at the New York Times
• Credit Writedowns
• Hiffington Post – blogs
• The Telegraph – Mike Smithson, Nile Gardiner, Tim Stanley and Peter Foster

III.B) Other Blogs by Topic

Covers Commodities, Equity and Debt Investment and Technology

 Commodities – General

Tip’dCommodity Corner – Commodities Blog @ Reuters
Commodity TraderChuck’s Commodities BlogCommodity BlogCommodity Bull MarketCommodity OnlineCommodity Futures Trading BlogCommodity Futures BlogGFT FuturesCommodity Trading TodayCommodities – @ About.com

Commodities – Metal (precious and base)

BaseMetals.com – mining news, and price quotes
Copper Investing News – for copper
KCI InvestingMineweb – for base metals.
Commodities Update – for on base metals.
MCX Commodity Tips – The Bullion MetalsThe Gold BlogSilver Investor BlogSeeking Alpha gold, silver and other precious metals.
Bullion Buzz – gold, silver and platinum.
Platinum Today – for platinum
Bill’s Blog – prices of precious metals

Commodities – Oil and Energy

Oil Trader’s BlogCrude Oil TraderRigZone – information about oil and gas.
The Oil Drum – interesting forum on energy issues
GasTrader.net specializes in news and analysis of the natural gas market.
Seeking Alpha -check for energy stocks.
Carbon TradingEnergy and Capital – for new energy.
Ethanol BlogEnergy Bulletin

Commodities – Agricultural

Daily FuturesTrading ChartsThe Grain TraderCommodity News

Economics, Business Equity and Debt Investments

Financial Times – Martin Wolf, Wolfgang Munchau, John Plender, FTAlphaville, Money Supply, Business BlogBloomberg – Blogs and View
The Guardian – Business blog, Economics blog, Nils Pratley on finance, Market Forces Live, MoneyThe Telegraph – Andrew Lilico, Richard Blackden, Philip Aldrick, Jeremy Warner, Mats Persson, Ian Cowie, Ambrose Evans-PritchardCitron ResearchRick PearsonWaldomushmenBronte CapitalMuddy Waters

Technology

FT’s Technology Blogs and NewsCNET blogsEndagadgetGizmodoTechCrunchSlashdotBoingBoingKuro5hinLifehacker

• CEPR (Centre for Economic Policy Research): Research by Topics – Development Economics, Industrial Organisations, International Macro, International Trade and Regional Economics, Labour Economics, Public Policy, Financial Economics; Research by Authors
• NBER  (National Bureau of Economic Research): Research by Series; Research by Authors
• CER – Centre for European Reform
• CEPA – Centre for European Policy Analysis
• BEPA – The European Commission’s own Bureau of European Policy Advisers, with its three Expert Groups on Political Analysis (GPA), Economic Analysis (GEPA) and Societal Policy Analysis (GSPA)
• European Council on Foreign Relations
• Europe’s World
• Chatham House
• VoteWatch – an independent website set up to promote better debates and greater transparency in EU decision-making by providing  easy access to, and analysis of, the political decisions and activities of the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers.