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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.
Spanish Housing Market

Home sales in Spain fall 3.4% year-on-year in August

Link Securities | The Property Rights Transfer Statistics (ETDP) report, released by the National Statistics Institute (INE), shows that in August, home sales fell by 3.4% year-on-year to 47,697 units. In August, 93.4% of homes transferred by sale were private and 6.6% were subsidised. Year-on-year, the number of private homes transferred by sale fell by 2.6% and subsidised homes by 12.6%. In addition, 21.2% of homes transferred by sale in…


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Airbus to join forces with Thales and Leonardo to create new European satellite giant

Link Securities | Airbus, Leonardo (LDO-IT) and Thales (HO-FR) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to create a space giant that aims to unite and improve their capabilities by combining their activities: manufacturing satellite and space systems, and space services, reports the newspaper Expansión. This agreement excludes space shuttles. In the case of Airbus, rocket activities are housed in a joint subsidiary with the French company Safran (SAF-FR), called…


Indra Tecnocom

Indra notifies CNMC of takeover of satellite operator Hispasat and its military branch, Hisdesat

Banc Sabadell | Indra (IDR) has notified the National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) of its takeover of satellite operator Hispasat and its military branch, Hisdesat, according to press reports. The notification (which took place on 17 October) marks the start of the first phase of the review of the transaction, during which the CNMC has one month to issue its ruling. Approval is expected to be granted in phase…


naturgy eolica

Better pricing environment, increased installed capacity and high combined cycle production will maintain Naturgy’s trend

Renta 4 | Naturgy (NTGY) will publish its 9M25 results on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, before the market opens, with a conference call at 11:30 a.m. Target price €26.10 and underweight recommendation. G A good performance is expected for 9M figures, which should continue the trend seen in the first half of the year (9M24 figures pending publication). The improved pricing environment favours the energy management business, with a possible…


Aena nuevita

Fitch affirms Aena’s long- and short-term ratings with stable outlook

Link Securities | Aena (AENA) informed the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) that Fitch Ratings affirmed AENA S.M.E., S.A.“s long-term issuer default rating and EMTN programme rating at ‘A” and its short-term rating at “F1”. The outlook is “stable”. Fitch explained in its report that the affirmation is based on the solid traffic trend recorded by Aena during 2024 and in the first half of 2025 in its airport network…


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Spanish Exports Fall 9.3% Year-on-Year In August

In August, Spanish exports fell by 9.3% year-on-year to €24.4 billion, the lowest figure in four years. Sales abroad were primarily dragged down by the reduction in shipments of energy products (-29.3%); automotive products (-21.8%); non-chemical semi-manufactures (-14.7%); and raw materials (-15.3%). Among key partners, exports decreased to the European Union (EU; -11.3%), the US (-30.5%), and China (-19.9%), but increased to the United Kingdom (+4.5%). Meanwhile, imports fell by…


Reino Unido economia

UK CPI stagnates at 3.8% year-on-year in August, giving Bank of England some breathing space

Intermoney | The British CPI stagnated from August to September, while the year-on-year reading remained unchanged at 3.8% annually (compared to the 4.0% increase forecast by analysts) thanks to the decline in food and services. Similarly, the core CPI was lower than expected, falling by one tenth of a percentage point to 3.5% annually. Breaking down the report, food prices gave us the biggest surprise on the downside. It was…


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CIE Automotive posts €266.2 million profit, new record high for first nine months of a financial year

Link Securities | CIE Automotive (CIE) presented its results for the first nine months of the financial year (9M2025) on Wednesday, from which we highlight the following aspects: CIE achieved a turnover of €2,974.0 million between January and September, representing a 1.3% year-on-year decline (up 2.0% at constant exchange rates versus 1.0%; market). Breaking down turnover by geography, Europe contributed €1,057.7 million (35.6% of the total), followed by North America…


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Telefónica, with scope to reduce debt and consolidate Spanish and German markets

Morgan Stanley | Emmet Kelly (analyst) believes Telefónica is a company to watch after a difficult decade and eagerly awaits the CMD on 4 November. Coming from the technology sector, he believes that the new CEO, Marc Murtra, could introduce significant changes in approach and sees scope for reducing debt, consolidating four-operator markets (Spain, Germany), and new revenue opportunities in Defence and Technology (data centres, apps). Equal-Weight recommendation, from €4.60…


Redeia nuevo

Redeia 9M25 results preview: net profit estimated to increase 1% to €392 million

Deutsche Bank | Redeia will publish its first quarter results on 29 October. Excluding Hispasat, we see moderate growth in EBITDA and net profit, with EBITDA up 3% year-on-year to €951 million (€923 million last year) and net profit up 1% to €392 million (€389 million last year). We note that, given the way Redeia presents its results, eliminating the two-year lag, this already reflects an expected increase in the…