Spanish economy

Manuel Enrich

“Funds, insurance companies, and pension plans account for barely 6% of the shareholding of Spanish listed companies”

Manuel Enrich, chairman of AERI (Spanish Association for Investor Relations), maintains that “the Spanish stock market has only been at all-time highs for a few months; I believe it remains undervalued.” Are we facing a solid cycle for the Spanish stock market? The Spanish stock market is highly correlated with the major international indices, which is simultaneously a strength and a vulnerability. Based on valuations, the cycle strikes me as…

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First-quarter growth slows to 0.6%

According to the preliminary estimate released by the National Statistics Institute (INE), Spain’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 0.6% in Q1 2026 compared to the previous quarter. This rate was two-tenths of a percentage point lower than that recorded in Q4 2025. In Q1 2026, domestic demand contributed 0.4 percentage points to the quarter-on-quarter GDP growth, while external demand contributed 0.2 points. Breakdown by Demand Aggregates Household final consumption…