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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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Despite more moderate exports, China’s trade surplus rises in November to $97.44 billion against $95.27 billion in October

Singular Bank : In November, China’s foreign sales moderated their pace of growth to 6.7% year-on-year (versus 12.7% in October). November usually follows a favourable pattern driven by the Christmas season, but overseas shipments barely increased by more than 1 p.p. in the month, a slower pace than usual at this time of year. At the same time, the lack of dynamism in domestic demand had an impact on imports,…


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CAT to keep composition of Ibex 35 unchanged as aspirants’ trading volumes lower than those of current constituents

Bankinter | Next Thursday 12 December the Technical Advisory Committee (CAT) will hold a meeting to review the composition of the Ibex 35. On this occasion we do not expect any changes. What do we think will happen at the CAT meeting? The CAT will keep the composition of the Ibex 35 unchanged. The traded volumes of the aspirants are lower than those of the current constituents and therefore do…


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Inditex: Small Q3 Misses Likely To Drive Pullback

Jefferies | ITX’s Q3 update sees small misses at top-line, fx, gross margin and opex level result in a total EBIT shortfall of around 7%. Current trading is fractionally light but not inconsistent with a likely dd Q4 topline delivery. Net/net the group’s impressive growth credentials look confirmed, but the shares likely needed a better print to prevent some profit-taking today. Call at 8AM UK time.Detail Q3 EBIT 7% below…


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CAF wins two new contracts in Latin America -Colombia and Chile- worth more than €200 million

Intermoney | The company (Buy, PO €42) strengthens its presence in Latin America with two new contracts in Colombia and Chile, which together amount to more than €200m. In the case of Colombia, it is a contract with the Medellín metro operator for the design and manufacture of 13 trains for its metropolitan network, as well as their final assembly and testing in the metro network; between 2008 and 2018…


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“Fifteen years ago, the European economy was larger than that of the U.S. Today, the U.S. economy is one and a half times that of Europe”

Irene Hernández, coordinating advisor of Ence, and advisor of Elecnor and Saint Croix explains that “In Spain and in the European Union, there are times when we are regulating too much and putting brakes on economic growth… fifteen years ago, the European economy was larger than that of the U.S. Today, the U.S. economy is one and a half times that of Europe. We are not in a position to…


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Iberdrola obtains production licence for construction of Portugal’s largest wind farm, with around €350-million investment

Link Securities | Iberdrola (IBE) has obtained the production licence from Portugal’s Directorate General of Energy and Geology (DGEG), marking another step towards the construction of Portugal’s largest wind farm, Bolsamanía reported on Monday. The project, located in the districts of Vila Real and Braga in the north of the country, which combines wind and hydro power, has a total investment of around €350 million. With an installed capacity of…


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China to adopt ‘moderately loose’ monetary policy in 2025 to support economic growth

Bankinter: China is to adopt a “moderately loose/lax ’ monetary policy in 2025 to support economic growth. This is the first strategic shift in monetary policy since 2010 towards a ‘prudent’ monetary policy. In addition, the Politburo announces the implementation of more proactive fiscal policies, in order to ‘vigorously’ boost consumption and expand domestic demand in ‘all directions’. Opinion of Bankinter’s analysis team: The Chinese government has five fixed monetary…


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Eurogroup asks Spain, Belgium and Austria for 2025 budget plan

Spain, Belgium, and Austria are the only eurozone countries that have not yet submitted their accounts for next year. However, Spain is the only one of the three countries that does not have a caretaker government and cannot blame the delay on an electoral call. Countries were required to submit their budget plans to the European Commission by October 15. In a joint statement, the finance ministers of the eurozone…


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Merlin Properties loses interest in increasing 14.16% stake in Crea Madrid Nuevo Norte

Link Securities | According to various sources consulted, the REIT, which is currently a 14.16% shareholder in Crea Madrid Nuevo Norte (CreaMNN), the developer of the project, has lost interest in increasing its stake in this large development, as reported by elEconomista.es. For several years, the company publicly announced its intention to become a leading partner in what will be Madrid’s largest new neighbourhood. However, now the focus of the…


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CNMC freezes 2025 airport charges in 2025 because Aena “too conservative in forecasting traffic”

Banco Sabadell | The National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) has rejected Aena’s proposal to raise airport charges by about 0.5% in 2025, admitting that the claims of some airlines were justified. It argues that Aena was too conservative in forecasting traffic, which has in fact gone up twice during the year. Assessment: Negative news with limited impact. We already included this increase in our estimates and P.O. although…