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Mapfre and Swiss Life Group increase real estate fund with transfer of two properties in Madrid and Paris valued at almost €140 million

Link Securities | The real estate alliance between Mapfre and Swiss Life Group has expanded, as both companies have reached an agreement to transfer two more properties to their real estate funds, the digital portal elEconomista.es reported. They are located in Madrid and Paris and have a combined value of almost 140 million euros. Specifically, the Spanish insurer has transferred the building at Avenida de Burgos 12, located in the…


France

Only 19% of CAC 40 index is dependent on French economy

Matthieu de Clermont Head of Insurance and Regulatory Strategies (Allianz GI) | Amid a hung parliament, should investors hang around? While a hung parliament was expected, the second round of the French election still delivered a shock result: the far-right National Rally was pushed into third place in a result that triggers days if not weeks of negotiations between the parties to form a government. With the most seats, France’s…


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Le Pen drops to third place and allows for a coalition of the left and Macron

In the second round of the French legislative elections, the leading force was the left-wing New Popular Front coalition, which won 182 seats in the National Assembly. This advance prevents a majority for the far-right National Rally – Marine Le Pen’s party – which won 143 seats and would thus be in third place, despite having won the first round. It also opens the door to a possible coalition between…


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Labour’s victory in UK could further support pound and British stock market with more constructive stance towards EU

Renta 4 | In the UK, Thursday’s elections were, in line with expectations, a historic victory for Starmer-led Labour (expected to achieve its largest majority since 1997). The Conservative leader, Sunak has already conceded defeat. Labour’s victory could continue to support the pound and the British stock market in the face of a more constructive stance on the EU and promised fiscal stability. To this could be added the Bank…


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Telefónica, through Virgin Media O2 subsidiary and Vodafone strengthen agreement to share mobile networks over next 10 years

Link Securities | The Spanish telecom, through its subsidiary Virgin Media O2, and Vodafone have reached an agreement in the UK to strengthen their mobile network sharing agreement for the next ten years, Expansión newspaper reported yesterday. The deal incorporates the purchase of assets from Vodafone to facilitate a merger with Hutchison subsidiary Three in the country. Perhaps the most novel aspect of the deal is that VMO2, in which…


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Airbus delivers 323 aircraft this year, 4% more than in same period 2023

Norbolsa | Airbus (AIR) delivered 67 aircraft in June, bringing the total number of aircraft delivered in the first half of the year to 323, up 2% compared to the first half of last year. In the second quarter it increased deliveries by 4% compared to the same period last year. It intends to slow the ramp-up of production of the flagship A320neo Family, reaching 75 aircraft created monthly in…


Sintra BCE

Lagarde opens ECB annual forum in Sintra, and says economy’s “soft landing not yet guaranteed”

Banca March: Christine Lagarde opens the ECB’s annual forum in Sintra, warning that “the soft landing of the economy is not yet guaranteed”. The head of the monetary authority has asked for more time to make sure that the risks that could push inflation above the 2% target have passed, indicating that the strength of the labour market gives them some room to gather more information, stressing the message of…


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Construction begins on Germany’s first onshore LNG plant to be operated by Enagás

Alphavalue/DIVACONS | The laying of the foundation stone for Germany’s first onshore Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal, which will be operated by Enagás and come on stream in 2027, was held last Friday in Stade. More than 1,100 people will work on the construction of Europe’s two largest LNG tanks, each with a capacity of 240,000 cubic metres, which will also be able to operate with renewable ammonia. The terminal…


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Money supply in Eurozone reactivates with +1.6% annual growth, 3/10 of a percentage point higher than previous month

Banca March: In the euro zone, the money supply is showing signs of recovery while the battery of confidence indicators in the region shows a slowdown. In May, money supply (M3) accelerated more than expected, growing +1.6% year-on-year, three-tenths of a percentage point higher than in the previous month and with credit granting also picking up. In particular, loans to non-financial companies advanced +0.3% year-on-year, the same pace of growth…


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Le Pen wins first round of general elections in France with 33.5% of votes

The first round of the French legislative elections saw the unprecedented rise of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party with 33.5% of the vote. The left, grouped in the New Popular Front, would win 28%. And President Macron’s party, Together for the Republic, would be left with 21%. The traditional right-wing Republicans won 10% in an election marked by a high turnout. According to polling institutes, it surpassed the 60%…