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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 16th May 2025

Spain’s final April CPI confirmed at 2.2% year-on-year, 1/10 less than March, underlying rate at 2.4%

Bankinter | The final CPI for April confirms 2.2% year-on-year, one tenth below the previous month. The underlying rate confirms the rise to 2.4% year-on-year from 2.0% previously. In month-on-month terms, the general rate rose 0.6% (versus 0.1% previously) and the underlying rate rose 1.0% (versus 0.4% previously). Analysis team opinion: Moderate fuel and electricity prices contributed to the moderation of the overall CPI in April. However, the core rate…

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Spanish economy 14th May 2025

Ferrovial revenues up 10% in Q1 2025 to over €2.05 billion for Construction

Intermoney | Ferrovial (Hold, PO 39) announced its results for March 25 yesterday after the close of the New York market, holding a conference call today at 3 p.m. The main figures from the results, together with our estimates, are shown in the attached table. Overall, EBITDA rose by 22% to €309 million in Q1 2025, compared to Intermoney’s estimate of 24%, confirming the improvements in margins in construction, combined…

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In Spain 14th May 2025

Labour Ministry acknowledges reduction of workday increases business costs by up to 6%

The final version of the economic report accompanying the draft Law for the reduction of the maximum legal working hours to 37.5 hours per week acknowledges that the measure will increase the costs borne by companies by up to 7%. In black and white, the document prepared by the Ministry of Labour – which the newspaper El Mundo has accessed – not only admits the increase in the wage bill…

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Spanish economy 14th May 2025

Naturgy to issue two series of bonds with maturities of 6 and 10 years for €1 billion

Link Securities | Naturgy (NTGY) agreed on Monday to issue two series of senior unsecured fixed-rate bonds maturing in 6 and 10 years, respectively, under its €12 billion Euro Medium Term Note Programme. The 6-year bond, maturing on 21 May 2031, has a fixed annual coupon of 3.375% and a principal amount of €500 million. The 10-year bond, maturing on 21 May 2035, has a fixed annual coupon of 3.875%…

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European economy 14th May 2025

Airbus production totals 217 units through April, year-to-date increase of 7%, in line with guidance for full year

Morgan Stanley | Although April deliveries (56) represent a slowdown in annual delivery growth (192, down 5%), if we take into account the 25 aircraft that management pointed out at the AGM in mid-April, production totals 217 units, representing 7% growth year-on-year and in line with guidance for the full year. Regarding tariffs, management’s message that the current guidance may already be reflecting the direct impact of tariffs (i.e., returning…

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World economy 14th May 2025

US and China suspend most tariffs on each other’s products for 90 days

Link Securities | According to the Wall Street Journal, the United States and China announced that they had agreed to suspend most tariffs on each other’s products for a period of 90 days while trade negotiations continue. The United States announced that it would reduce its ‘reciprocal’ tariff on Chinese products from 145% to 30%. China announced that it would reduce its tariff on US products from 125% to 10%….

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European economy 13th May 2025

Telefónica announces agreement to create telecommunications services company for UK businesses

Renta 4 | Telefónica has announced an agreement to create a business services company in the United Kingdom. Virgin Media O2 UK, Telefónica’s 50% joint venture in the United Kingdom, has announced the creation of a company to provide telecommunications services to businesses (B2B) in combination with Daisy Group. Virgin Media O2 UK will control 70% and Daisy Group the remaining 30%. The Chairman will be Matthew Riley, founder of…

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World economy 13th May 2025

A “Mar-a-Lago Accord” for the Taiwan Dollar? The Economic and Geopolitical Consequences

Alicia García Herrero (Natixis) | The New Taiwan Dollar (TWD) tends to be a boring currency with limited volatility, but the sudden appreciation – if not revaluation – on 2nd and 5th May has surprised the world. The fact that it happens while Taiwan holds negotiation talks with the Trump administration is telling, although there is no official acknowledgement of the coincidence.Until the recent appreciation, the performance of the TWD…

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Spanish economy 13th May 2025

Absenteeism continues to rise: 7.4% of working hours lost

While the government approves a reduction of the working week from 40 to 37.5 hours by decree, the absenteeism rate in Spain has not stopped increasing since the end of the pandemic. It rose to 7.4% in the fourth quarter of 2024, which is two tenths of a percentage point higher than in the same period of the previous year, while absenteeism due to Temporary Disability (IT) has already reached…

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World economy 13th May 2025

Chinese shipping companies resume purchasing space for US-bound goods after cancellations due to tariffs

Link Securities | According to Reuters, shipping agencies based in China have resumed purchasing container space for goods bound for the US after a series of cancellations imposed by US tariffs, as both governments prepare to begin trade negotiations. In this regard, the agency notes that trade between the world’s two largest economies has plummeted since US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs of 145% on Chinese-made products on 10 April,…