China’s A-Share Breakthrough: Reactions From Around the Globe
Caixin | After three years of rebuffs, China’s A-share market finally made it into MSCI Inc.’s global indexes. Here are some reactions to the breakthrough.
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Will Macron Sell The Jewels In France’s Crown Like Engie, EDF?
France’s new, more liberal regime could refuel the polemic yet again over the necessity or otherwise of the government having an investment portfolio as it does at the moment. This “holding” is valued at close to 80 billion euros.
Colonial Joins Ibex 35 Index Ahead Of Becoming A Socimi
This coming Monday, Colonial will join the Ibex 35, meaning that Spain’s two biggest socimis will now be represented in the selective index. The weighting of Spain’s property sector in the index will also be increased as it continues its recovery.
May Is The Cruelest Month
June 19 was day one of the Brexit negotiations. David Davis and Michel Barnier will be leading what is expected to be one of the most tantalising sets of negotiations in the history of European integration. Difficult decisions will have to be taken on a number of issues, such as the rights of EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the EU, the Irish border and the future of the UK-EU trade relationship.
Four good reasons to invest in small & mid caps in the global markets
The IMF has forecast the global economy will grow 3.5% in 2017. Likewise, in the year to date, markets have acheived high growth rates. UBP’s analysts keep in mind small & mid caps as an investment option.
Electricity Demand In Spain Soars, Beating Records, On Recent Heatwave
The recent heatwave in Spain has sent the demand for electricity soaring. Last Friday, there was another record registered in electricity demand for this month of June.
The Recovery In Financing In Europe: Real Inflation Vs Financial Inflation
J.L.M. Campuzano (Spanish Banking Association) | From recent ECB statistics, there would seem to be a recovery in financing in line with the monetary authority’s implict goal when it implemented its extreme measures.
Fintech Cooperation Beckons in China, EU
Eurogroup Doesn’t End In Tie For Tsipras
Nick Malkoutzis via Macropolis | Did Greece get what it wanted out of Thursday’s meeting of eurozone finance ministers? This is the wrong question to ask. In the case of Eurogroup meetings, the first question that needs to be posed is whether German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble got what he wanted. Invariably, the answer is “yes.” Everything else flows from there.
The Doubtbul Reach Of An Exceptional Move: Spain’s Watchdog Deals With The Short-Sellers
Fernando Rodríguez | The suspension on short-selling in Liberbank, which the CNMV has enforced for a month, has not left stock market players indifferent. Experts, fund managers, traders, analysts and lawyers, traditionally opposed to interference in the workings of the capital markets, are doubtful about the reach of such an exceptional measure. At the same time, they support the usefulness of the short-sellers.