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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.
Cryptocurrencies turn ten years; 2019 could be the year of tokenization

World economy 5th January 2019

Cryptocurrencies Turn Ten Years; 2019 Could Be The Year Of Tokenization

On 3 Jan 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto set in motion his plan to create a new form of money that is independent of any government or bank. The evolution of bitcoin and blockchain over the last decade has been so remarkable that even Satoshi himself could not have imagined the impact of his work. Year 2018 has been a marathon year for cryptoassets, and despite current crypto bear market, Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at eToro believes it disguises some positive news for 2019.

China's banks should not be used as fiscal vehicles while supporting private firms

World economy 4th January 2019

China’s Banks Should Not Be Used As Fiscal Vehicles While Supporting Private Firms

Xu Xueming via Caixin | Private enterprises have recently faced liquidity problems, resulting from refinancing issues and the pledged-share crisis. For some of them, the reason lies in difficulties in their own operations. How do we solve the problems of private enterprises’ rising nonperforming loans, bond defaults and refinancing difficulties, and also manage the risk of forced sales of stocks pledged as collateral by controlling shareholders?

Iberdrola will sign a global agreement with Nissan to promote electric cars

Ibex, Markets 3rd January 2019

Iberdrola Will Sign A Global Agreement With Nissan To Promote Electric Cars

Iberdrola and the Japanese car maker are preparing a joint project to develop the chargers for electric cars, thanks to the intelligent networks infrastructure of the Basque electrical company. The final objective is that Iberdrola’s networks should support the charging for Nissan’s electric cars, for whom the “Nissan Leaf Zero Emission” is its main bid for an electrically powered saloon.

The ECB intervened in the Italian Banca Carige, as expected

In Europe 3rd January 2019

As Expected, The ECB Intervened In The Italian Banca Carige

The European Central Bank yesterday named three temporary administrators, as well a three member vigilance commission, to take control of Italy´s 10th bank and replace its leadership, following the resignation of the majority of its board members. Even tough Pietro Modiano, one of the three temporary administrators  declared that there was no merger on the horizon for the bank, they will likely try to find another bank in which they can integrate it.

Arcelor Mittal

Ibex 2nd January 2019

Acerinox: After A Strong Correction, Offers A 5% Dividend Yield

José Benito de Vega | Acerinox enjoyed a very positive stock market evolution up to 1 October compared to the Ibex 35 (+8.8% compared to -6.3% for the index ). Since then its shares have corrected strongly, losing 32%, leaving its relative performance for the year in negative (-28% compared to -12% for the Ibex). This sharp correction has been driven by doubts about the situation of the sector in Europe.

Heathrow Ferrovial

Markets 28th December 2018

Heathrow, Model For EU Airports

Santander | The growth in passenger numbers registered at Zurich in November (6.0 % vs. 6.0% est), Aena (6.9% vs 6.5% est) and ADP (5.4% vs 4.8% est) was more or less in line with our estimations, while the traffic in Fraport (4.7% vs 6.5% est) and Heathrow (3.3% vs 0.2%) remained below.