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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.

Trump’s policies are boosting inflation

It’s The Inflation, Stupid

Trump’s policies are boosting inflation, stimulating asset values, depreciating debt, increasing growth prospects and decreasing democrat chances at the forthcoming polls.


The arrival of immigrants has invigorated the Spanish population

Spanish Population Increased By Immigration In 2017 And 2016

Bankia Estudios |  For a second successive year, the arrival of immigrants has invigorated the Spanish population, otherwise stuck in organic stagnation. Although the increase is modest, in the end it is hopeful as it means an intensification of the rhythm identified in 2016 (0.2%).


Airbus

Airbus Breaks Out Trade War, With Brexit In The Background

The European aviation manufacturer Airbus has threatened to re-think its investments and presence in the UK if the country abandons the EU without agreement. According to the analysts at Alphaville: “Industrial processes don´t function where there are frontier breaks.”


apprentices

Apprenticeships, A Formula To Be Harnessed

In countries such as Germany and Austria, the unemployment rate has remained relatively low for a long period of time. As noted by CaixaBank Research experts, one of the keys to their success are apprenticeships, or dual vocational education and training. To what extent can this formula be applied to other countries in Europe like Spain?


Erdogan's election victory in Turkey

Turkey Avoids The Worst Scenario, But The Situation Remains Challenging

The political landscape in Turkey appears little changed after Sunday´s snap elections. President Erdogan won the first round with rather more than half of the votes, avoiding a second round on 8 July. All eyes will now be on the Ministers Erdogan appoints, and the markets will be looking out to see if he appoints pragmatic reformers.


European banks after QE withdrawal

How Will The End To QE Affect European Banks?

The ECB will stop injecting liquidity into the system next December. This leaves Eurozone banks in a slightly odd situation: returning to “normality” after years of atypical measures. The withdrawal of QE will have different impacts on different countries, depending on the characteristics of the models of their banking business.



Long and sleepless nights caused by Eurogroup meetings have decided Greece’s fate

About Last Night In Greece

The most tumultuous period in Greece’s modern history concluded in the middle of the night, with just a few usual suspects to share the moment on Twitter, a World Cup game being replayed on the television and the live stream of a Eurogroup press conference on the laptop screen.