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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.

European economy 13th February 2020

The Coronavirus Crisis Could Cut 0.15% Off Spain’s Economic Growth; 0.18 off German Growth

Yesterday, ratings agency Standard & Poor’s published a report where it calculates that China’s coronavirus crisis will subtract one or two tenths off economic growth, both in the Eurozone and in the UK, in 2020. This is due to the impact on exports to China and on business investment. In Spain’s case, the figure may be excessive. This is because the impact on imports from China must also be taken into account and will work in Spain’s favour.

Which central bank blinks and cut rates first?

World economy 13th February 2020

Which Central Bank Blinks And Cuts Rates First?

TwentyFour Asset Management’s CEO Mark Holman thinks central banks will move on rates any time soon, but where the first move comes from might be harder to call. They are sure it will not be the UK, thank goodness and also sure it won’t be the ECB. It won’t be the US in the near future either.

European economy 12th February 2020

The EU Will Not Grant London Unlimited Access To European Financial Markets

Banca March | Michel Barnier, Brexit’s chief negotiator, warns the UK that London will not be granted unlimited access to European financial markets. Barnier declared that there would not be general, open-ended, ongoing equivalence in financial services, as the British government had proposed.

European economy 12th February 2020

Brexit Uncertainty: A Drag On UK GDP In Q4 2019, Q1 2020 To Improve

Political uncertainty about the Brexit procedure caused the United Kingdom’s (UK’s) gross domestic product (GDP) to stagnate in the fourth quarter of 2019. However, the strong decrease in political uncertainty since the 12 December parliamentary election should allow the UK economy to rebound back to growth during the first quarter of this year, explains Janwillem Acket, chief economist at Julius Baer.

Cellnex buys El Corte Inglés' antenna business for € 70M

Ibex, Markets 12th February 2020

Cellnex, With An Investment Capacity Of € 2.5 bn, Buys El Corte Inglés’ Antenna Business For €70M

Cellnex has reached an agreement with El Corte Inglés to acquire the exploitation rights for over 400 phone antennas installed by the Spanish distribution group on the roofs of more than a 100 of its centres. The final price is close to 70 million euros, which could be increased if certain financial objectives are met.

Ibex, Markets 12th February 2020

Acciona Wins Sao Paulo Subway Line Contract Withdrawn From Odebrecht

Spanish watchdog CNMV has confirmed the agreement between Acciona, the Brazilian consortium Move and the State of Sao Paulo regarding the transfer of the city’s subway line concession to the Spanish firm. This project was withdrawn from Odebrecht in 2016 and is one of the largest in Brazil’s concession sector.

European economy 12th February 2020

Green Inflation in the Eurozone: Is the Deal For Climate The Catalyst That Will Reactivate Inflation?

With a monetary policy that has already used up almost all of its ammunition, the only factor that could restart the inflation would be a powerful tax stimulus. There is a path that is not being given enough attention and that could well be the missing link: the sustainable tax stimulus.

Spanish Politics 11th February 2020

Open Letter: “Mr. Zapatero, Stop Embarrassing Spain And The European Union” Asks A Spanish MEP

According to Spanish press (Periodista Digital, etc.) Beatriz Becerra, vice-chair of the European parliament’s human rights sub-committee and a member of the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE Group), has published an open letter against the former Spanish President, José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, of the Socialist Party (PSOE) after reading the message Zapatero sent privately to Juan Guaidó and other leaders of the Venezuelan opposition.

Markets, World economy 11th February 2020

Impact Of Coronavirus On Fixed Income

By Kevin Flanagan, (Head of Fixed Income Strategy, WisdomTree) / This year has got off to an unusual start in the financial markets. Typically, the focus would be on the Federal Reserve (Fed) and/or economic developments, but unfortunately the coronavirus has taken centre stage. I thought it would be useful to offer some insights from a bond market perspective, using the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak of November 2002 to July 2003 as a comparative event.____¨

Ibex, Markets 11th February 2020

Santander Fulfills Its Commitment To Shareholders And Raises Cash Dividend By 3%

The total dividend charged to the year 2019 will be 0.23 euros, of which 0.20 will be paid in cash and the rest through the scrip dividend program called ‘Santander dividend election’.The board of directors of Banco Santander has decided to increase the cash dividend corresponding to last year and propose to the next general meeting of shareholders the payment of a second dividend of 0.13 euros per share

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