Singular Bank| The Dutch energy company wants to sell its French floating wind business, Eolfi, acquired in 2019 to increase its weight in renewable energy in line with its strategy. However, it now wants to offer a higher return to shareholders. This is part of the strategy of the new CEO, Wael Sawan, to be announced in June, where he intends to eliminate activities that do not produce adequate returns….
Renta 4 | Repsol to develop 1.7 GW of renewable energy projects in Italy. The project will have 943 MW of generation using wind technology and 825 MW of solar. The total cost is estimated at €500 million. Assessment: Positive impact. Repsol will develop 1.7 Gw of renewable energy in Italy with an estimated investment of €500 million. The portfolio is expected to be operational in 2025. Repsol is thus…
The year-on-year inflation rate in the Euro area accelerated by one tenth of a percentage point in April compared with the previous month, reaching 7%, compared with 6.9% in March, while in the European Union (EU) as a whole, prices eased to 8.1% from 8.3% in March, accumulating five months of moderation, according to data published by Eurostat. Among EU countries, the lowest year-on-year inflation rates were recorded in Luxembourg…
Capital Madrid | The Turkish bet of the former BBVA president, Francisco González (currently indicted in court for the conspiracy to spy on politicians, businessmen, and private individuals), has not stopped growing, even after several recent incidents of corruption. Political instability, terrorism, and excessive volatility are reducing its profitability to a minimum. On the semi-holiday stock market day yesterday, Monday 15 May (Madrid was celebrating the day of its patron…
Banca March : According to press reports, a provisional draft is circulating that suggests Brussels is backtracking on plans to ban asset managers and insurers from paying financial advisers for recommending their investment products. The aim of the ban was, according to Brussels, to eliminate any conflict of interest and to improve the outcome for the end-investor but it now appears that the measure will not be implemented, limiting the…
CoM| Headline inflation in Germany fell to 7.2% year-on-year in April from 7.4% in March, matching the consensus forecast and the first estimate. The harmonised rate declined by 0.2 p.p. to 7.6%, also in line with the first estimate and the consensus. The underlying rate, which excludes energy and food, remained at 5.8 per cent. “The inflation rate has weakened for the second month in a row, but remains at…
Link Securities | European Central Bank (ECB) chief economist, Ireland’s Philip Lane, said in a recent speech that there is still plenty of momentum in food prices and core inflation. He also noted that real wages have fallen as inflation has outpaced wages in recent years, but that he believes real wages will recover in the coming years. In this regard, Lane said that he sees wage inflation peaking this…
Bankinter : Industrial Production falls more than expected in March. The year-on-year rate remains positive On a month-on-month basis, Industrial Production fell by -3.4% in March versus -1.5% year-on-year and +2.1% year-on-year. On a year-on-year basis, it remains positive +1.8% from +0.7% year-on-year. Assessment: The rapid rise in global interest rates is affecting the demand for industrial goods in Germany. The same trend was evident in Germany’s March Factory Orders…
Bankinter : Eurozone Services PMIs (final) have been revised slightly downwards, with the exception of Germany. These indicators have had little impact on the market and reflect what was known already. Services PMIs, which account for around 2/3 of GDP, remained comfortably in the expansion zone (>50 points), reflecting the strength of consumption in Europe In particular, the services PMI was revised down by four tenths to 56.2, which lowered…
Norbolsa | Volkswagen yesterday posted sales and operating profit above consensus expectations, €76,198M (+21.5%) against €72,300M estimated and €4,730M (versus -29.9% year-on-year) as opposed to €4,076M, respectively, mainly driven by volume, strong pricing and product mix. Geographically, growth was largely attributable to strong growth in Europe and NAFTA, while on the negative side, deliveries in China declined by -14.5%. Meanwhile, BMW released its 1Q23 results, coming in above consensus expectations….