Exchange Views: Financial recovery?

Does the fundamental data now point to a recovery?

Few people prosper in a downturn. Bankruptcy lawyers and career advisers definitely, budget airlines maybe.

One industry whose services are much in demand is the financial media, whose articles have rarely been scrutinised so intensely for evidence of green shoots or withering vines.

It is hard to find clarity in the thicket of financial information that is released in the media each day, much of it seemingly inconsistent.