Wall St comes to Main St

As US problems become more mainstream the industry prepares for a rough ride

This week, the Conjecture spotlight centres on the global economic outlook. Joining Investment Week are Jean Michel Six, who is chief European economist at Standard & Poor's, Julian Chillingworth, CIO at Rathbone Unit Trust Management and Rekha Sharma, a strategist at JPMorgan Global Multi Asset group How do you view the general economic situation in the US? Julian Chillingworth (JC): The situation in the US has deteriorated over the last few months. The problems surrounding the housing market continue to worsen and consequently, this is going to impact on the real economy. In addit...