Spanish economy

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Moody’s and Fitch Join S&P in Also Upgrading Spain’s Rating

The credit rating agencies Moody’s and Fitch have also improved Spain’s sovereign rating, following S&P’s move two weeks ago to raise it to ‘A+’ with a stable outlook—after six years without changes. Specifically, Moody’s raised Spain’s rating this Friday from ‘Baa1’ to ‘A3’ with a stable outlook, thanks to the country’s “economic strength” improving due to more “balanced” growth, the recovery in the labour market, and the strengthening of the…


inmobiliario oficina

Home sales in Spain grow strongly -up 13.7% in July- supported by lower financing costs

Bankinter | Home sales in Spain were up 13.7% in July (year-on-year) versus 17.9% in June, to 64,730 units. The cumulative total for 2025 is 18.6%. Bankinter analysis team’s view: Good news. Transactions are growing strongly, supported by lower mortgage financing costs and with the impact of tariffs on the Spanish economy still very moderate. We are revising our estimates for housing transactions upwards to 10% in 2025 (against a…


exportaciones complejas

Spanish exports reach record high in July, growing by 3.5%

CdM | Exports grew by 3.5% year-on-year in July, reaching €34.419 billion, an all-time high for this month, according to customs trade data collected in the Monthly Foreign Trade Report of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Enterprise, prepared by the Secretary of State for Trade. This is the third consecutive month of growth. The sectors with the largest positive contributions to the annual rate of change in exports (3.5%)…


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BBVA’s Sabadell takeover bid, a matter of price or competition?

Aurelio Medel (5 Días) | The Catalan bank entangles the government and the community’s establishment with its commercial importance and now says it’s a matter of price. The hostile takeover bid launched by BBVA for Sabadell is a case study that could address various aspects, such as the actions of governments and regulators, boards of directors, or the different communication strategies of both entities. But when you analyze the details…


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Spanish industrial turnover slows in July to 1.9% growth, service sector to 4.7%, both 1.7 points below June

CdM | In July, industrial turnover rose by 1.9% compared to the same month last year, while the service sector increased by 4.7%. In both cases, the rate is 1.7 points lower than the previous month, according to data from the National Statistics Institute (INE). Thus, industry sales have seen two months of year-on-year increases, and service sector sales have seen 16 consecutive months of positive year-on-year rates. In terms…


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BBVA changes offer for Sabadell, now to be entirely in shares

BBVA announced that its Board of Directors has decided to modify the terms of the takeover bid (OPA) for Banco Sabadell by improving the consideration offered. The previous offer (one BBVA ordinary share and €0.70 in cash for every 5.5483 SAB ordinary shares) will be changed in nature and will now be entirely in newly issued BBVA ordinary shares. The new exchange ratio will be one BBVA ordinary share for…


economia espana

Spanish public debt moderates to 102.3% of GDP in July compared to a year ago, at €1.68 trillion

CdM | In July, public administration debt moderated its weight on gross domestic product (GDP) to 102.3%, a decrease of 1.9 percentage points compared to a year earlier. In absolute terms, it stood at €1.68 trillion, with a year-on-year growth rate of 3.9%, according to data from the Excessive Deficit Protocol published by the Bank of Spain. By subsector, central government debt stood at €1.525 trillion, with a year-on-year increase…


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Spain’s CPI rises to 2.7% year-on-year in August

Although consumer prices (CPI) remained unchanged in Spain in August compared to July, according to the final data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE), Spain’s year-on-year CPI increased by 2.7% through August, the same rate as in July. In August, the group that stood out most for its positive influence on the increase of the year-on-year CPI growth rate was transport prices, whose year-on-year rate rose one point to…


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Industrial production in Spain falls 0.5% in July; capital goods experience greatest contraction, 3.6%

Link Securities | The National Statistics Institute (INE) reported that industrial production in Spain fell by 0.5% in July compared to June, according to seasonally and calendar-adjusted data. By sector of activity, in July, the production of durable consumer goods rose the most (1.3%), while capital goods experienced the greatest contraction (3.6%). In year-on-year terms, in seasonally and calendar-adjusted data, industrial production rebounded in July in Spain by 2.5% (1.9%…


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Europe has gas but doesn’t exploit it, “because we are sustainable, so we commit to buying it from the US. A fantastic exercise in continental hypocrisy,” explains Repsol CEO

Europe has significant gas fields in the Netherlands, the North Sea, Poland, and Spain, but they are not exploited. “We say we don’t do it because we are sustainable, and then we make a commitment to buy it from the US, which is a fantastic exercise in continental hypocrisy,” says Repsol’s CEO, Josu Jon Imaz. This is because “these products are then imported, increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the…