Bankinter : New car sales rose strongly in January and were up 11.5% year-on-year to 1,015k units in January against a 3.3% drop previously. Assessment: Good news for stock markets, as they show an improvement in demand and should support industrial activity. Brands such as Tesla, up 86.3%, Nissan, 38%, and BMW, 29.7%, stand out positively, while sales of Mercedes-Benz, down 10.6%, Ford, 6.1%, and Renault, 2.1%, all fall.
Renta 4| Telefónica and its UK partner Virgin Media have announced the creation of a subsidiary that aims to spin off fixed line assets and accelerate the rollout of broadband in the UK. Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has a deployment of 16.7 million Real Estate Units and aims to reach 23 million by 2026. The new company (netco) would be 100% controlled by Virgin Media O2, although this new structure…
Banco Sabadell: According to press reports, the Board of Directors of the public company Stretto di Messina has approved the update of the Messina Bridge construction project, which will link the island of Sicily with the Italian mainland via a bridge of almost 4 km. Italy will pay €12,000 million to Eurolink, a consortium in which SCYR holds an 18.5% stake. Work is due to start this summer and be…
Alphavalue / Divacons| Telefónica Tech has teamed up with Chinese company EHang, which produces electric aerial vehicles with vertical take-off and landing capabilities for transporting passengers and cargo without a pilot, to boost urban air mobility in Europe and Latin America, the operator said in a statement. Telefónica Tech will contribute its 5G connectivity and private network capabilities to the project to enhance the “safety and efficiency” of this type…
Norbolsa| In Germany, the problems in the commercial real estate market are increasing investor fears about the sector and possible lending banks being infected. The collapse in office property prices has accelerated, with Deutsche Pfandbriefbank’s share price at record lows. In particular, real estate prices in 4Q24 declined by an average of 7.2% year-on-year in Germany, the biggest drop in the entire historical series of the index compiled by the…
Norbolsa: In annual rate the German CPI in January rose by 2.9% versus the 2.9% expected and the 3.7% previous one. The harmonised CPI in January, in the monthly rate, fell by 0.2% against -0.2% expected and 0.2% previous. This is the smallest rise in German prices since June 2021. In the annual rate, the harmonised rate fell in January by 3.1%, confirming preliminary data, against 3.8% previously.
Singular Bank | Greece’s government has decided to float 30% of the Athens international airport it owns, in what has become Europe’s biggest IPO for two years and the latest sign of the country’s recovery. Greece was visited by 32 million visitors in 2023 and 28 million in 2022, and investment in the airport is seen as a good way to invest in the country’s tourism. The offer, which began…
Intermoney| The ECB released on Tuesday its December consumer inflation expectations, a figure that offered mixed signals, something that could be partly caused by the fact that it has almost doubled its monthly survey of the countries it surveys. The figures include responses from five more countries (Ireland, Greece, Austria, Portugal and Finland) in addition to the six that have been surveyed since the survey began in 2022. That means…
Link Securities| S&P Global reported on Monday that Spain’s services sector purchasing managers’ index, the services PMI, rose in its January reading to 52.1 points from 51.5 points in December, falling short, however, of the 52.5 points expected by FactSet consensus analysts. January’s reading is the highest reading for this leading indicator of activity since last July. Any reading above 50 points suggests expansion in activity relative to the previous…
Bankinter : Trade Balance (Dec): €22.2bn versus €19bn expected against €20.8bn previous (revised from €20.4bn). Exports -4.6% versus -2.8% expected versus +3.5% previous. Imports -6.7% versus -1.9% expected versus +1.5% previous. Assessment: The improvement in the trade surplus stems from a sharp drop in imports in the month, reflecting the weakness of the country’s domestic demand. 4Q23 GDP contracted -0.3% year-on-year (versus +0.0% in 3Q23) resulting in a -0.3% year-on-year…