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The Corner has a team of on-the-ground reporters in capital cities ranging from New York to Beijing. Their stories are edited by the teams at the Spanish magazine Consejeros (for members of companies’ boards of directors) and at the stock market news site Consenso Del Mercado (market consensus). They have worked in economics and communication for over 25 years.
Arcelor Mittal

Spanish economy 19th July 2024

Spanish industry turnover returns to negative rates in May: – 1.4%

Industry turnover fell by 1.4% in May compared to the same month in 2023, according to data released on Thursday by the National Statistics Institute (INE). With the decline in May, industry sales return to negative rates after having registered in April its highest increase since October 2022, with a year-on-year rise of 14.2%.Adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects, industry sales fell by 0.5% year-on-year in the fifth month of…

ACS

World economy 19th July 2024

ACS wins 3-year €137.5 million open pit mining contract in Canada

Intermoney | ACS (Buy, PO 46), through its subsidiary Thiess, itself part of Cimic, has won a mining services contract for an open pit project in Ontario (Canada) for a period of three years worth €137.5 million. The contract is with Vale, one of the world’s largest integrated mining companies, specialising in iron and nickel, headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and employing around 125,000 people in more than 30…

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European economy 19th July 2024

ECB keeps all three policy rates on hold at neutral July meeting

Peter Goves (MFS Investment Management) | As widely expected, the ECB kept all three of its policy rates on hold at the neutral July meeting. The deposit rate therefore remains at 3.75% following the cut at the June meeting. The central bank still considers prevailing rates are contributing to lowering inflation and that monetary policy is keeping financing conditions restrictive. Future decisions will still ensure that the policy rates remain “sufficiently…

FMI Sede

World economy 18th July 2024

IMF warns of possible persistence of inflation but maintains growth projections for 2024 at 3.2%

BancaMarch: The IMF warns of the possible persistence of inflation, in the face of potential trade and geopolitical risks and service prices that remain high due to wage growth. The IMF’s report forecasts high interest rates for longer. Moreover, chief economist Gourinchas said that the Fed can afford to wait to cut rates to avoid inflationary surprises. Regarding their GDP growth projections, they have kept the previous April estimate for…

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European economy 18th July 2024

Investors’ and analysts’ expectations for future of German economy worsen in July

Link Securities | Expectations (economic sentiment) among major investors and analysts for the future of the German economy worsened in July, with the index measuring them falling from 47.5 points in June to 41.8 points, according to the German ZEW institute yesterday. FactSet consensus analysts had expected a slightly higher reading of 42.0 points. July’s decline was the first drop in a year for this indicator. The decline was mainly…

Bankinter

Spanish economy 18th July 2024

Bankinter: 2Q24 First Take – Sequential NII growth a surprising beat vs. consensus

Jefferies | 3% PBT beat vs. consensus in 2Q24, driven by better NII, fees and costs, only offset by a small miss on impairments. The print confirms NII trends are still positive, with 1% quarter-on-quarter growth (while cons was expecting a step down), as margin dynamics still prove supportive (cost of deposits flat in the Q). Costs were 1% lighter than cons. and trending better than the LSD-MSD year-on-year growth…

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Relevant News Item 18th July 2024

July’s ECB cheat sheet: The less I know the better

ING | The ECB is weighing sticky inflation and wages with a softening growth outlook, French political turmoil, and more dovish Fed expectations. Cutting again this week is out of the question, and giving new rate guidance is probably an undesirable path too. Once again, less is more in ECB communication, and the impact on rates and FX should be limited As discussed in our full European Central Bank preview,…

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European economy 18th July 2024

Germany expects €50.3 billion in new debt with 2024 supplementary budget

Alphavalue / Divacons | Germany’s 2024 supplementary budget foresees an increase in previously planned new debt by €11.3 billion to a total of €50.3 billion, according to finance ministry sources. The German cabinet will approve on 17 July the draft supplementary budget for 2024, the draft budget for 2025, the financial plan until 2028 and the economic package. The German government foresees record investments of €78 billion in 2025, including…

Acciona energia

Spanish economy 17th July 2024

Engie in home straight to buy Acciona Energía’s renewables assets

Bankinter | Acciona Energia (ANE) and Engie are reportedly in the final phase of negotiations to close the transfer of assets that include a portfolio of 680MW in wind and photovoltaic projects, according to press reports. The transaction could be worth up to €500m. The sale transaction has been open for more than six months. Numerous groups, from pure energy companies to investment funds specialising in renewables, have expressed interest…

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European economy 17th July 2024

Eurozone inflation down 1/10 of a percentage point to 2.5% in June, core stable at 2.9%; Spain’s rate at 3.6%

The inflation rate in the Eurozone stood at 2.5% year-on-year in June, one tenth of a percentage point lower than the rise in prices observed in May, according to the second reading of the data published by the EU statistics office, Eurostat, while in the European Union (EU) as a whole the rate fell by one tenth of a percentage point to 2.6%. The slight moderation in price increases in…