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In Spain, Markets 16th June 2026

BBVA posts best performance in May, with assets under management rising by 2.5% according to Jefferies’ fund analysis

Spanish investment funds achieved an average return of 1.78% in May and 7.68% over the past 12 months, with assets under management increasing by €9.7 billion. Jefferies Analysis May saw another strong performance, with assets under management (AUM) in Spain rising by 2.1% month-on-month, representing an increase of €9.7 billion, mainly due to positive market effects (1.78%), driven by modest fund inflows (€1.9 billion). In the current environment, investors continued…

In Europe, Markets 16th June 2026

Antonella Manganelli (Payden & Rygel): ‘Markets are pricing in two further rate rises in Europe’

“The ECB has raised rates to 2.25%. A widely anticipated decision, with few surprises and a stagflationary outlook… The debate now centres on the ECB’s next moves. Our economists believe this is the last hike of 2026, whilst the markets continue to price in a further hike in September and a third in early 2027”. By Antonella Manganelli By Antonella Manganelli, CEO of Payden & Rygel in Europe | The…

In the World, Markets 16th June 2026

Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 1%, highest level since 1995

Report by Renta 4 European markets open largely unchanged (Eurostoxx futures down 0.03%, S&P futures down 0.1%, Nasdaq futures down 0.2%), following gains in the US (Nasdaq up 3% and the Dow Jones hitting new all-time highs) and Asia (Japan’s Nikkei up 0.6% and South Korea’s Kospi up 2%), and amid doubts surrounding the agreement between the US and Iran. On the central bank front, the Bank of Japan (BoJ)…

“We are one of Europe’s leading R&D investors: €1.45 billion last year”

Luis Maroto is the CEO of Amadeus, which has just announced the acquisition of Idemia Public Security—for €1.2 billion—to strengthen its biometrics, security, and airport management business. Maroto explains that “alongside biometrics, digital identity is transforming how travelers move throughout their journey. Today, travelers are asked to prove their identity at almost every step: flight check-in, baggage drop, security, immigration, boarding, car rentals, hotel check-in… With digital identity, a traveller…

“We need to approach negotiations with the U.S. on terms that are completely different from those currently being proposed”

“Fifteen years ago, the European economy was larger than that of the U.S. Today, the U.S. economy is one and a half times that of Europe”

Irene Hernández, coordinating advisor of Ence, and advisor of Elecnor and Saint Croix explains that “In Spain and in the European Union, there are times when we are regulating too much and putting brakes on economic growth… fifteen years ago, the European economy was larger than that of the U.S. Today, the U.S. economy is one and a half times that of Europe. We are not in a position to…

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