Bankinter | The Governing Council of the Bank of Japan (BoJ) decided by seven votes in favour and two votes against, to raise the benchmark interest rate to 0.25%, from the previous range of 0% – 0.1%. The market consensus expected no change, although it perceived an upward move as a possible risk. In addition, the BoJ unanimously approved a reduction in government bond purchases to a monthly pace of…
Link Securities | In reference to the sale and purchase agreement reached with Blackstone, Enagás (ENG) has announced that yesterday, following the closing of the sale and purchase agreement, it has transferred 100% ownership of its shares in Tallgrass Energy LP to Blackstone. The price received by Enagás on this date amounts to a total of $1,050 million, with $50 million still to be received, subject to Tallgrass Energy LP…
Alicia García Herrero (Natixis) | Chinese President Xi Jinping’s European tour, his first in five years, was a true reality check for Europeans. Not only did Xi take his time to visit the continent, but his choice of destinations — Serbia, Hungary and France — was telling. French President Emmanuel Macron was an important target for Xi due to his recent harsher stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine and strong…
Bankinter: The Personal Consumption Expenditure deflator was up 2.5% in June versus +2.5% expected and +2.6% previous. Underlying rate +2.6% versus +2.5% expected and +2.6% previous; (ii) Personal Income +0.2% month-on-month in June versus +0.4% estimated and +0.4% previous (revised from +0.5%); (iii) Personal Spending +0.3% m/m versus +0.3% estimated and +0.4% previous (revised from +0.2%). Analysis team’s opinion: Good news for bonds, although with a moderate impact on stock…
Bankinter | A flaw in an update to its Falcon platform has caused incidents worldwide on Windows-based devices. The company has acknowledged that the security patch installed in the early hours of Thursday to Friday morning was the cause of failures when logging on to Windows devices, locking them, displaying the blue screen of death (BSOD) and preventing a reboot. CrowdStrike has also confirmed that it is close to being…
Alicia García Herrero (Natixis) | China’s long-awaited Third Plenum is finally over. Four days of high-level meetings (from July 15 to 18) among Party leaders ended with a perplexingly vague read-out of the meeting. The press conference on July 19 has not managed to assuage China watchers’ general impression of an uneventful gathering even if 300 reforms have been counted from official media but, reportedly, most of which already underway….
Bankinter: Japan’s Trade Balance went into surplus in June. It stands at ¥224,000M vs -¥185,700M estimated and -¥1,220,000M estimated. The indicator surprises and enters surplus unexpectedly. However, its breakdown shows a weak evolution. Exports slow down, despite the weak yen (+5.4% year-on-year from +13.5% previously and versus +7.2% estimated), and Imports (+3.2% year-on-year from +9.5% previously and +9.6% estimated). It is precisely the slowdown in this last item, which points…
Intermoney | ACS (Buy, PO 46), through its subsidiary Thiess, itself part of Cimic, has won a mining services contract for an open pit project in Ontario (Canada) for a period of three years worth €137.5 million. The contract is with Vale, one of the world’s largest integrated mining companies, specialising in iron and nickel, headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and employing around 125,000 people in more than 30…
BancaMarch: The IMF warns of the possible persistence of inflation, in the face of potential trade and geopolitical risks and service prices that remain high due to wage growth. The IMF’s report forecasts high interest rates for longer. Moreover, chief economist Gourinchas said that the Fed can afford to wait to cut rates to avoid inflationary surprises. Regarding their GDP growth projections, they have kept the previous April estimate for…
Link Securities | According to data from the General Bureau of Customs, China’s trade surplus increased in June to $99.05 billion, up from $69.8 billion in the same month a year ago, and exceeding market forecasts for a surplus of $85 billion. It thus becomes the largest amount of trade surplus in a month since July 2022, as exports increased, while imports decreased. Specifically, exports grew by 8.6% year-on-year, their…