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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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European economy, In Europe 3rd January 2025

M3 monetary aggregate rebounds 3.8% year-on-year in November, accelerating from 3.4%

Link Securities | The ECB reported yesterday that the monetary aggregate M3 rebounded 3.8% year-on-year in November, accelerating the pace of growth from 3.4% in the previous month and exceeding the 3.5% increase expected by FactSet consensus analysts. The ECB also reported that bank lending to households in the Eurozone rose 0.9% year-on-year in November, accelerating from 0.8% in the previous month. November’s is the fastest pace of growth in…

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Spanish economy 3rd January 2025

Ence updates decarbonisation plan and raises absolute emissions reduction target to 75% by 2035

Alphavalue / Divacons | The paper and energy group has updated its Decarbonisation Plan by increasing the level of reduction of Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2035, setting targets for 2030 as an intermediate milestone and also incorporating targets to reduce indirect Scope 3 emissions. Specifically, the company, based on the 2018 financial year, increases the level of ambition of the target set for 2035 from a group-wide reduction…

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In Spain 3rd January 2025

Ibex Medium Cap starts 2025 strong: the case of Edreams

Renta 4 : The Spanish selective medium cap index closed December very close to the annual highs recorded at 15300 points in May, when it forcefully broke the downward trend from the highs of 2015. The index is on the verge of starting the year giving bullish continuity to the previous trend, with no resistance above 15200 points up to the highs of 2015 at 17200 points, 12.6% higher. An…

Garanti BBVA

In Europe 3rd January 2025

Garanti BBVA Kripto selects Bit2Me as execution centre for its clients’ cryptocurrencies in Turkey

Alphavalue/DIVACONS | Bit2Me has been selected by BBVA Group’s (BBVA) Garanti BBVA Kripto as its execution venue for its clients’ cryptocurrency buy and sell orders in Turkey, the digital asset firm said on Thursday. “This strategic collaboration represents an important milestone in the adoption of cryptocurrencies in one of the world’s most dynamic markets,” Bit2Me noted. BBVA: Buy, Target Price €14.2/share.

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In the World 3rd January 2025

China’s Caixin manufacturing PMI breaks two-month upward streak and slips to 50.5 from 51.5

Bankinter: Caixin Manufacturing PMI (December): 50.5 vs. 51.7 expected vs. 51.5 previous. The PMI breaks the two-month upward streak and falls more than expected. Fears of new tariffs on Chinese imports when Trump takes office on 20 January dampen purchasing executives’ expectations. The data is in line with the official Manufacturing PMI which was released three days ago with a reading of 50.1. Despite both slowing, President Xi Jinping recently…

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Spanish economy 3rd January 2025

Renewable energy connected to Endesa’s grid exceeds 30 GW, enough to supply almost 20 million homes

CdM | Endesa, through its network subsidiary, e-distribución, has exceeded 30 GW of distributed renewable capacity connected to its distribution grid, enough to supply the consumption of almost 20 million homes and avoid the emission of close to 30 million tonnes of CO2. These are installations of small and medium-scale renewable energy producers and self-consumption which, in recent years, have been increasing their weight on the renewable generation map in…

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In the World, World economy 2nd January 2025

Xi Jinping expects China’s economic activity to exceed $17.8 trillion in 2024

Norbolsa | Economic activity is expected to exceed $17.8 trillion in 2024, said President Xi Jinping in his New Year’s speech, acknowledging the new challenges facing the economy in the face of global uncertainty and the pressure to transform old growth engines into new ones. He added that the government will implement new proactive measures to boost growth through 2025. Indeed, looking ahead to 2025, Xi said the country aims…

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European economy, In Europe 2nd January 2025

ECB expects to reach 2% inflation target this year

Banca March: The ECB expects to reach the 2% inflation target this year. This was stated yesterday, Wednesday, by the President of the institution, Christine Lagarde, on the X social network. It should be recalled that price growth slowed down last year, even falling below the ECB’s target in September, although prices have picked up again in recent months. The slowdown has allowed the monetary authority to cut interest rates…

Santander

Ibex, In Spain 2nd January 2025

Santander receives €23.6m from Google, first payments under contract signed two years ago

Alphavalue / Divacons | The Cantabrian bank has already received $25 million (€23.6 million) as the first payments for the contract signed two years ago with Google. The bank granted the US multinational the licence for Gravity, a technology that Santander developed for its own transformation and which Google will now also market to its large corporate clients. Gravity Framework, whose intellectual property belongs to Santander, is software that makes…