Looking up?

Hal Varian, Google’s chief economist is claiming that the latest searches on their site point to a rosier future. Brand Republic reports that searches for “negative” information, such as unemployment benefits, started to fall in March.

Meanwhile, they say, the results show an increase in searches for homes and estate agents, pointing to a potential upswing in the housing market.

We were interested to see that these new metrics, alongside the more traditional economic indicators are all hinting at less cause for despair, if not better times ahead.