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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.
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Spanish economy 11th March 2025

Securities Market Commission authorises BBVA to offer trading and custody services for bitcoins and ether in Spain

Alphavalue / Divacons | The bank announced yesterday that it has received approval from the Securities Market Commission (CNMV) to offer trading and custody services for bitcoins and ether in Spain. The bank explained that the rollout of this service will initially begin with a small group of users and will be extended in the coming months to all its individual customers in Spain, based on the experience gained in…

Tecnic

European economy 11th March 2025

Técnicas Reunidas and Siemens Energy to carry out design engineering for La Robla Green, one of Europe’s largest renewable methanol plants

Alphavalue/DIVACONS | A consortium made up of Técnicas Reunidas (TRE) and Siemens Energy (reduce, Target Price €53.4/share) will be in charge of carrying out the front-end engineering design (FEED) for the La Robla Green project, which aims to develop one of the largest renewable methanol plants in Europe in the city of León. As Técnicas Reunidas explained, the Spanish company Reolum awarded the project to this consortium. Técnicas Reunidas: Add,…

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In the World 11th March 2025

China’s CPI continues to show economy’s weakness, falling back into negative territory

Bankinter | Price indicators continue to show the weakness of the Chinese economy. (i) CPI (February): down 0.7% year-on-year versus 0.4% expected versus up 0.5% previous. Core rate: down 0.1% year-on-year versus up 0.6% previous; (ii) Industrial Prices (February): down 2.2% year-on-year versus 2.1% expected versus 2.3% previous. Bankinter analysis team’ view: More negative news for the Chinese economy. Inflation has fallen back into negative territory (for the first time…

Forty years of Spanish constitution: What's next?

In Spain 11th March 2025

PSOE’s partners in Government refuse to increase military spending

The parties belonging to Sumar, the far-left coalition that is part of the government led by the PSOE, held a meeting late on Monday afternoon (which extended into the early hours of the night) to try to reach a consensus on the latest mandate from the European Council before the meeting between the second vice president, Yolanda Díaz – leader of Sumar – and the president of the Government. The…

aceros

In the World 11th March 2025

US tariffs on aluminium and steel to come into force this Wednesday

BancaMarch | On Wednesday, tariffs on aluminium and steel will come into force, with Canada, Brazil, the EU and Mexico being the most affected regions. However, it should be noted that in March 2018, when tariffs were applied to these same goods – 25% on steel and 10% on aluminium – productive agreements were reached in some cases. More specifically, the tariffs imposed on Mexico and Canada were withdrawn a…

vivienda españa

Spanish economy 11th March 2025

House prices in Spain up 11.3% year-on-year in Q4 2024 against 8.1% previously, no signs of bubble

Bankinter | The House Price Index, produced by the INE, points to a price increase of 11.3% in Q4 2024 (year-on-year), against 8.1% previously. In quarter-on-quarter terms, up 1.8% versus 2.8% previously). Analysts’ opinion: House prices are a positive surprise and will exceed our forecast of an 8% rise for 2024. They are supported by a strong labour market, supply shortages and interest rate cuts. We expect further price rises…

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Relevant News Item 10th March 2025

Grifols loses over 5% after Securities Market Commission report slams financial management

CdM | Grifols shares lost more than 5% on the stock market on Monday. Last Friday, after the market had closed, a report was published by the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) that was highly critical of the company’s financial management. According to the report sent by the CNMV to the investigating judge in the case, José Luis Calama, and to which “El Mundo” has had access, Grifols’ top management…

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In the World 10th March 2025

US economy continues to generate employment: 151,000 new jobs in February

Link Securities | The Department of Labour reported that the US economy generated 151,000 net new non-agricultural jobs in February, up from the 125,000 jobs created in January (143,000, initial estimate), although somewhat below the 160,000 net jobs projected by FactSet consensus analysts. The December figure was revised upwards to 323,000 jobs from an initial estimate of 307,000 jobs. During the month, jobs were created in the healthcare sector (52,000…

Congreso

In Spain 10th March 2025

Budgets, housing plan, reduction of working hours, judicial reform, all stalled because government lacks majority in Congress

There are no budgets, nor does the government expect there to be any, at least in the short term. The unblocking of dialogue with Junts, in exchange for new concessions such as shared competencies in immigration, has not managed to clear a legislature that is ‘barren in substantial reforms’… ‘The government’s major announcements, such as the reduction of working hours, housing assistance measures, the democratic regeneration plan, or the modernization…

Indra fachada

Relevant News Item 10th March 2025

Tailwinds for Indra after increase in military spending by at least 1.5% of GDP at EU’s behest: target price up to €30

Intermoney | The EU has urged its governments to increase military spending by at least 1.5 percentage points of GDP, which would imply an increase of around €650 billion in total. To this end, they will present a plan to provide greater fiscal flexibility to governments to boost their defence spending. We have already published a report in which we analysed why allocating 2% of GDP to defence was not…