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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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In the World 31st December 2025

Fed minutes reflect wide division among board members amid above-target inflation

Bankinter | Fed minutes reflected a wide division among board members. They correspond to the meeting held on 9-10 December and acknowledge a wide-ranging internal debate regarding the decision to cut rates. A few board members who had supported the cut acknowledged that they could also have supported the option of maintaining rates, given the various risks facing the economy. Specifically, six of them could have opposed the cut, although…

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European economy, In Europe 31st December 2025

Financial Times survey of economists forecasts Eurozone GDP growth of 1.2% for 2026

Link Securities | A Financial Times survey of economists forecasts Eurozone GDP growth of 1.2% for 2026, compared to 1.4% for 2025 and forecasts of 1.4% for 2027. The region’s economic outlook depends heavily on Germany, Europe’s largest economy, which is expected to recover thanks to the strong fiscal expansion announced by the German government. However, there has been disappointment so far with the pace of reforms and doubts about…

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In Spain, Spanish economy 31st December 2025

Retail sales in Spain slow down in November, rising by 3.7%

CdM | Retail sales in November rose by 3.7% year-on-year, which is seven tenths of a percentage point below the previous month’s rate, according to data provided by the National Statistics Institute (INE). This marks the 17th consecutive month of growth in turnover. At constant prices, adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects, retail sales in November were up 6% on the same month last year. This rate was 2.1 points…

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Companies 31st December 2025

Amper to receive €41.2 million through capital increase after selling 25% of Elinsa to Cofides

Renta 4 | Amper (AMP) yesterday signed an agreement to sell 25% of Elinsa to Cofides (Compañía Española de Financiación del Desarrollo), a company attached to the Ministry of Economy. Amper will receive €41.2 million through a capital increase. This investment complements those made to date and will enable: 1) financing the construction of a new factory in Morás (La Coruña) that will double the current manufacturing capacity of power…

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Companies 31st December 2025

Ferrovial acquires 368,000 shares for €20 million as part of buyback programme

Link Securities | Leading Spanish infrastructure company Ferrovial (FER) has notified the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) that, as part of its New Share Buyback Programme, from its inception until 24 December 2025 inclusive, the company has acquired a total of 368,000 shares for a total amount of €20,821,790.73. It should be noted that the new Buyback Programme has a limit of €800 million and that, under no circumstances, may…

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Companies, Relevant News Item 30th December 2025

CAF wins comprehensive project for new Line 10 of Naples Metro, potentially worth over €630 million

CdM | CAF (CAF), at the head of an international consortium, has been awarded the comprehensive project for the new Line 10 of the Naples Metro, corresponding to Lot 2, which includes the design and implementation of the automatic metro system. The contract has been awarded by E.A.V. S.r.l. (Ente Autonomo Volturno), the transport operator for the Italian region of Campania. The total value of the contract, including all options,…

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Companies 30th December 2025

Airbus delivers 90 civil aircraft so far in December

Link Securities | According to Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, Airbus (AIR) has delivered 90 civil aircraft so far in December, while another 35 aircraft have completed customer acceptance flights, so the company does not believe it needs to cut its target of 790 aircraft delivered in 2025 for the second time in just a few weeks .

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Companies 30th December 2025

Iberdrola’s Australian subsidiary partners with Sydney Markets to expand one of southern hemisphere’s largest solar photovoltaic systems

Alphavalue/Divacons | The Australian subsidiary of the Spanish utility company is once again partnering with Sydney Markets to expand one of the largest solar photovoltaic systems in the southern hemisphere. Once operational, the project will generate around 11.6 GWh per year and will remain the largest private system in the International Financing Review (IFR) as Corporate Issuer and Sustainable Issuer of the Year 2025, a double recognition that endorses the…

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In Spain 30th December 2025

Spain Begins Legislative Process for European Savings and Investment Account

With the aim of mobilizing the one trillion euros that Spaniards hold in deposits and savings accounts, the Government has opened a public consultation on the conditions for the European Savings and Investment Account in Spain and the “Finance Europe” label. The European Savings and Investment Account—SIA (Savings and Investment Account)—aims to channel “idle” European savings, roughly 13 trillion euros held by savers in their accounts, toward stock and bond…

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Companies 30th December 2025

Aena puts regeneration works on runway 18R-36L at Madrid Airport out to tender for €39.7 million

Link Securities | Spanish airport operator Aena (AENA) has published a tender for the regeneration of the pavement on runway 18R-36L at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport for €39,768,485. The works have a completion period of twelve months. The actions to be carried out include the regeneration of the runway pavement and its threshold, the installation of new pipe banks and new cabling, the replacement of halogen lights, and the reinstallation…