The context of slowing inflation and strong labour markets is allowing real wages to rise in most countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which warns that Spain is among those members where wages “have fallen the most since the start of the pandemic”. “Despite positive trends in the labour market, Spain is among the OECD countries where real wages have fallen the most since the start…
Caixabank Research | Households and corporate debt levels (including debt securities) remain below euro area averages in 4Q23. Both sectors have deleveraged in terms of GDP, reaching levels lowee than pre-pandemic ones. New mortgage production recovers in early 2024 with the change in interest rate expectations. New lending for consumption increases favored by improvements in consumer confidence, and credit for consumer durables, exceeding pre-COVID-19 levels. New lending to corporates grows…
Banco Sabadell: According to press reports, Repsol has sold Prejeance Industrial (a French company dedicated to self-consumption) 42 MW in COD and 400 MW under development to Altarea for €140 million. On the other hand, the press also reports that the company has commissioned legal advice on the sale of part of its renewables subsidiary, which is being targeted by the Saudi oil company Aramco, to the law firm Freshfields…
Alphavalue/DIVACONS | The Spanish IT services and consulting company will supply Surface Awareness Iniative (SAI) systems for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States, the civil aviation authority that manages the country’s air traffic. The FAA approved Indra’s SAI solution, called AeroBOSS, which allows the company to provide its technology for surveillance and monitoring of aircraft on the surface, as well as to reduce the risk of runway…
Norbolsa | Citi, in addition to the company itself, launches an ADR program through which Puig will be listed on Wall Street to satisfy the interest of American investors in the company. The programme is equivalent to 25 million shares of the company. As it is an unsponsored ADR programme, i.e. the company has not been involved in the programme, the company has no additional regulatory needs due to its…
Link Securities | The National Statistics Institute (INE) published that industrial production in Spain fell by 0.1% in May compared to April in seasonally and calendar adjusted data. By sector of activity, in May the production of Energy increased by 1.4% and grew the most, while that of Capital Goods fell the most, by 1.1%. On a year-on-year basis, industrial production, adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects, increased by 0.4%…
Alicia García Herrero (Natixis) | The market is closely watching the long-awaited Third Plenum in China, which will be hosted from July 15 to July 18 in 2024. Historically, this event has been pivotal in signaling key policy shifts and economic reforms in China. This time around, market participants and China watchers have a very specific question: will measures be announced for the Chinese economy to revive after years of…
Grifols (GRF) informed the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) yesterday that on 7 July the Board of Directors of GRF, at an extraordinary meeting, received a request from GRF’s family shareholders and Brookfield Capital Partners (UK) Limited to allow access to certain company information in order to carry out a due diligence process in relation to a possible acquisition of GRF shares. The Board was informed that the purpose of…
Link Securities | According to the latest data compiled by the National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC), Iberdrola is consolidating its position as the largest electricity retailer in Spain by number of customers, taking this position away from Endesa, historically the leading electricity company, according to today’s edition of the Expansión newspaper. Iberdrola managed to remain above ten million contracts with 10,116,303, a market share of 33.33%; while Endesa decreased…
Link Securities | The digital portal Bolsamania.com reported on Friday that 96% of BBVA shareholders gave their approval to the capital increase required for the takeover bid for Banco Sabadell at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on Friday. The quorum at the meeting was 70.75% and the shareholders gave “their firm support to the capital increase necessary to extend our offer to SAB shareholders”, said the chairman of the Basque…