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China’s November manufacturing PMIs, both official and Caixin, beat expectations

Link Securities | China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index, manufacturing PMI, came in at 50.3 in November, versus 50.2 expected by the analyst consensus and following 50.1 in the previous month, for its second consecutive month in expansionary territory. We recall that a reading above 50 points indicates expansion of activity with respect to the previous month, while a reading below that level indicates contraction. Production and new orders showed…


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Telefónica breaks pact with KKR and Entel Peru for breach of certain closing conditions

Renta 4 | Telefónica Perú entered into an agreement in July 2023 with KKR and Entel Perú to give both entities a 54% and 10% stake, respectively, in Pangea, the wholesale fibre company in Peru. Telefónica would retain the remaining 36%. The transaction was completed at around 20x EBITDA and was expected to reduce net financial debt by approximately €200 million. However, Telefónica Peru announced on Friday that due to…


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Online sales as long shopping weekend after ‘Thanksgiving’ starts increase 4% vs. 2% in 2023

Bankinter | Online sales at the start of the long shopping weekend that begins with ‘Thanksgiving’ increase 4% vs. 2% in 2023 according to Salesforce. On Thanksgiving Day they amount to $7.5bn, 1% vs. 2023. Opinion of Bankinter’s analysis team: Very preliminary data from which we should not draw too many conclusions. The National Retail Federation forecasts that sales in the Holiday Season (1 November to 31 December) will grow…


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US consumer confidence improves to 111.7 in November

BancaMarch: US consumer confidence has improved. The Conference Board index rebounded in November reflecting an improvement in consumer expectations with the aggregate index rising 2.1 points in the month to levels of 111.7. This performance was helped by the executive turnaround in the elections at the beginning of November and by the positive wealth effect that rising stock markets and house prices are having on more affluent US households. In…


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Técnicas Reunidas and Sinopec resume Hassi Messaoud refinery project in Algeria with new contract worth $4,000m

Renta 4: The company has informed the CNMV of the relaunch of the Hassi Messaoud refinery project in Algeria. It should be recalled that this contract was awarded at the end of 2019 to Técnicas Reunidas (55%) in consortium with Samsung (45%) for an amount of $3.7 billion, $2 billion for Técnicas Reunidas. The new contract amounts to $4 billion and will be carried out by a new joint venture…


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Trump uses fentanyl threat to justify raising tariffs 10% on products from China, and 25% on those from Mexico and Canada

Banca March: Trump has offered new clues on tariffs: he promises to increase them by 10% on all goods imported from China, and by 25% on products from Mexico and Canada. The main rationale for the tariff hike centres on combating the threat posed by fentanyl. In the case of China, the future president accused the country of not taking sufficient measures to stop the flow of illicit drugs crossing…


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Repsol ‘still awaiting’ solution to possible extension of tax on energy companies

Alphavalue / Divacons | Luis Cabra Dueñas, deputy general director of the oil company, said that the energy transition plans in Spain ‘are still awaiting’ the resolution on the possible extension of the energy tax. It is a ‘question of economic reality’, he said. ‘Repsol has energy transition plans in its refineries and in the renewable electricity generation sector worth billions over the next few years. If part of the…


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Ferrovial to raise tolls on Canada’s 407 ETR by 20% per trip by 2025

Morgan Stanley | The company has unexpectedly announced an increase in tolls on its 407 ETR highway by 2025, with multiple new features and an overall increase of ~20%/trip (MSe). Changes include: i) toll increase from 1 January versus (typical) 1 February, ii) further fine-tuning of the toll network, with the 108km motorway now divided into 12 zones (against four previous) plus five vehicle types (as opposed to three previously)…


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US business activity expands in November at fastest pace in two and a half years: PMI reaches 55.3 points

Norbolsa | Business activity expanded in November at the fastest pace in over two and a half years when the preliminary PMI reading reached 55.3 (54.3 estimated against 54.1 previously) driven by expectations of a lower interest rate environment and “pro-business” policies from the Trump administration. By sector, the momentum in services (57 versus 55 estimated against 55 previously) was surprising, with the new order readings expanding to levels of…


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China: commercial banks keep rates on hold, in line with PBOC, to avoid excessive yuan depreciation

Bankinter: The one-year rate, which is the benchmark for corporate loans, remained at 3.10%. The five-year rate, which is the benchmark for mortgage loans, remained at 3.60%. In October, commercial banks cut these rates by -25bp following the PBOC cut that was part of a stimulus plan to revitalise the economy approved at the end of September. Market sentiment: This pause in the process of rate cuts by commercial banks…