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Apparent cost of debt rose slightly in most EU countries between 2024 and 2025

In most European Union (EU) countries for which data was available, the apparent cost of public debt rose slightly or ...
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Mixed performance in a volatile session: Ibex 35 falls by 0.66% to close at 18,223 points

The yield on the 10-year German bond has risen by 2 basis points to around 3.06%, whilst that of the 10-year US Treasury has ...
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AI drives China’s trade surplus to $105.43 billion annually in May

Flat opening on European markets (Eurostoxx futures down 0.1%, S&P futures up 0.2%, Nasdaq futures up 0.3%) and a strong ...
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Housing Prices in Spain Rise by 12.9% in One Year

The price of free-market housing in Spain rose by 12.9% in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2025, ...
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“Portugal Capital Markets Day” (15 and 16 June)

Portugal has a story worth telling and, more importantly, companies worth investing in. Its “Capital Markets Day” – 15 and 16 ...
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State-owned enterprises push headcount to a more than twenty-year high: 198,500 workers

The increase in public employment, at rates that—proportionately—surpass those of the private sector, is a trend that has ...
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OPEC agrees to increase production by 188,000 barrels per day in July

Bankinter analysis team’s view: the impact of the news is moderate, in a context where supply has fallen sharply. As a ...
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Colonial AGM: rising financing costs will impact EPS, but guidance remains unchanged

Assessment: AN AGM with no major news, although the impact of the rise in financing costs (€0.10 between 25 and 28 according ...
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ECB maintains hawkish stance as inflation shows no sign of easing

At its meeting on 11 June, the ECB is highly likely to raise its key interest rates by 25 basis points, in line with its ...
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Iberdrola to develop 1,000 MW energy storage battery in Australia, company’s largest to date

A friendly takeover bid in 2020 for the renewable energy company Infigen Energy marked the start of the energy company’s activities in Australia. Since then, the country has established itself as one ...
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Acciona completes divestment of long-standing hydroelectric business with sale of its 18 small hydroelectric power stations

Acciona Energía has agreed to sell its remaining hydroelectric assets, a 64 MW portfolio comprising 18 small hydroelectric plants in Navarre and La Rioja, to White Summit Capital for €66 million, debt ...
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In Spain

The price of free-market housing in Spain rose by 12.9% in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2025, maintaining the same year-on-year growth recorded in the last quarter of ...