An exceptional year for the catering sector in Spain Spanish economy Pedro Álvarez Ondina Alberto Graziano April 15th, 2024
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Financial markets outlook Financial markets set their sights on summer The postponement of interest rate cut expectations that had begun in February extended to March, with investors consolidating the idea that the central banks are not in such a hurry to relax financial conditions so soon. CaixaBank Research 12 April 2024
Portugal outlook The Portuguese economy kicks off 2024 better than expected The indicators for Q1 suggest that economic activity is more buoyant than expected, and that GDP growth in the first quarter could exceed our forecast of 0.4% quarter-on-quarter. CaixaBank Research 11 April 2024
Digitalisation & Technology Innovation in Spain: somewhat below the EU Javier García Arenas 15 April 2024
Interest rates The income balance suffers at the hand of the rate hikes Erik Solé Vives 15 April 2024
Activity & growth An exceptional year for the catering sector in Spain Pedro Álvarez Ondina Alberto Graziano 15 April 2024
Portugal Challenges and outlook for Portugal’s public debt:reflections on the withdrawal of the ECB Vânia Duarte 11 April 2024
Activity & growth An exceptional year for the catering sector in Spain Pedro Álvarez Ondina Alberto Graziano 15 April 2024
Interest rates The income balance suffers at the hand of the rate hikes Erik Solé Vives 15 April 2024
Digitalisation & Technology Innovation in Spain: somewhat below the EU Javier García Arenas 15 April 2024
Spain's outlook The Spanish economy remains resilient in a challenging environment CaixaBank Research 15 April 2024
Financial markets outlook Financial markets set their sights on summer CaixaBank Research 12 April 2024