Difficult For The Spanish Stock Market To Give More
Year 2015, with all the problems and possible scenarios, will mark a new record in terms of listed companies’ earnings, exceeding the 32 billion euros registered in 2014.
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Catalonia’s Results, Upcoming General Elections Could Lead Spain’s Growth To 2%
Spanish politics will be under the spotlight this week in Europe. The most likely consequence is that Spain’s risk premium will increase and the Ibex will underperform relative to other European stock exchanges.
Is it Time To Buy Spanish Bonds?
UBS | Pro-independence parties in Catalonia have won a majority of seats – but not of the total of votes cast. As a result, we would advise investors to remain cautious about buying Spanish sovereign debt until some clarity emerges over the next steps of the new regional government.
Catalonia After Elections: More Challenges Ahead
Parties staunchly supporting independence have won the elections to the regional Parliament only in terms of seats, not votes.
OECD Again Calls On Spain To Cut PIT, Social Contributions To Avoid Black Economy
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently said Spain’s tax system and the “strict” labour laws do not help the country to deal with a black economy accounting for around 18% of GDP. This piece of advice is not new.
Spanish exports grow 5.5% in July; trade deficit drops 6.1%
In the seven months to July, Spain’s trade balance registered a new record high since registers began in 1971.
Spain remains one of the biggest portfolio transaction markets
Spain, along with the UK and Ireland have been the most active portfolio transaction markets in Europe given that banks locally have been very active in cleaning up their balance sheets, a report by PwC points out.
Spain public debt reaches 96.6% of GDP in July
Spanish public administration debt fell by €12.7 billion in July to €1.040 trillion
Spain real estate investment moving towards pre-crisis levels
Deutsche AWM | Capital is moving beyond Madrid and Barcelona. Yields continue to fall and are now close to historical lows. Positive yield impact is to have run its course mostly by end-2016.
Moody’s: Spain property market recovery gives banks a breather
The recovery in Spain’s property market is good news for the country’s banks as it will provide a boost for the economy as a whole, while helping reduce the “toxic” real estate assets on the lenders’ balance sheets, says the rating agency.