How To Survive The Recent Subprime Onslaught
Jan 29 at 4:04pm by Personal Finance Claims
The subprime crisis in the US may have succeeded in dragging down stock markets worldwide, but you need not get panicky because the current phenomenon is dictated by macro economic fundamentals, which also state that recessions are temporary phenomenon and are most likely to be followed by strong economic growth. However, since it is very difficult to determine how long it will actually take for a complete revival, I would not recommend that you just keep waiting for the situation to improve. Being proactive always helps and this is what I would basically like to recommend to you.
As a Brit, you need to understand that UK’s economy is intertwined with the world economy, even more so with the US economy. This basically implies that any crisis that affects the US economy will have a direct affect on UK’s economic fundamentals. The subprime crisis has already started affecting UK’s economy, evident from the falling share prices of banks and lending companies and the rising unemployment. Experts are also predicting a substantial drop in UK’s real estate property prices, something that will leave homeowners with a lot less that what they might have bargained for. Especially affected will be those who might have applied for high-value remortgage loans, wherein the actual loan amount equals or is more than the actual value of the property. This is because in the event of a drop in property prices, it would simply mean that they are paying for something that they don’t even have.
Exactly how the subprime crisis will affect you will depend on your existing financial standing and also on the decisions you take at this early hour. If you are not all that comfortable with the existing macro economic conditions prevailing in UK, US and the rest of the world and if you are finding it difficult to ascertain the adverse affects that it can on your personal and professional life, I would recommend that seek professional help as soon as possible. You need to do this, especially while you are in the process of taking critical financial decisions such as stock investments, secured loans, mortgage loans, remortgage, etc.
Predicting the future may be difficult for experts also, but since they are well aware of the pitfalls and dark alleyways, you can rest assured that they will guide you to the most risk-free path that might be available. You will be thus be cocooned from the adverse affects of the subprime crisis that is set to take a heavy toll in the days to come.
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How Is The Subprime Crisis Affecting UK’s Economy
Jan 28 at 5:05pm by Personal Finance Claims
As stock markets tumble worldwide, triggered by the US subprime crisis, experts it seems are no longer questioning the prospects of a recession. Having come to terms with reality, they are now actually more concerned about how deep and long the recession will turn out to be. For conclusive proof on the impending recession, you just have to look at the current activities of some of the world’s biggest banks such as Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and others, who recently had to stretch out their hands to Asian and Middle Eastern funds for bailing them out of the ongoing crisis.
The repercussions of the US subprime crisis are being felt in Britain also, evident from the recent asset reduction announcements made by some of the largest banks such as HSBC, Barclays, and UBS. The subprime crisis is also affecting Britain’s fund managers including top names such as Scottish Equitable, Friends Provident, Norwich Union and others. With share prices falling continuously, most of these funds have restricted withdrawals and it is being assumed that investors might have to wait a little longer in case they are looking for an exit. The UK property market also seems to be getting affected as IMF estimates suggest that houses in UK on an average are overvalued by around 40 percent. This is an indication of the impending fall in UK’s residential property prices.
If there is no let up in the US subprime crisis, Britain’s economy might be hit hard in the days to come. This is quite possible because Britain’s economy is already having problems with overvalued real estate, huge amounts in personal debt and a large current account deficit. Any further worsening in the US subprime crisis may just provide the spark needed for triggering the ticking time bomb. Another factor is that banks in the UK have the lowest amounts in capital reserves as compared to their counterparts in other developed nations. As such, lenders here feel that they might be in for trouble if they are not bailed out by the Treasury as and when needed.
If the subprime crisis worsens, Britain might witness increased job losses, home evictions, price rise, growing poverty and many other ills in the near future. The most affected would probably be the middle class working population, since they neither have deep pockets nor are their jobs guaranteed. Since, the future will get redefined in the next few months; it is recommended that those in the danger zone rethink their investment or mortgage decisions. The right thing to do however would be to get professional help before taking any financial decision such as a mortgage, unsecured loans, etc. It may still not guarantee anything but one thing is certain that it will significantly reduce the probability of making grave errors and losing everything in the process.
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