May 2019 | No. 434

May 2019 | No. 434

Editorial

Political polarisation

Enric Fernandez CaixaBank Research

Enric Fernández

Key points of the month

The global economic outlook looks somewhat better than expected

Forecasts and indicators

Indicators and forecasts

Financial markets

The financial markets remain buoyant

International economy

2019: a better than expected start to the year, but downside risks persist

European economy

Economic activity in the euro area proved higher than expected in Q1 2019
Portugal: macroprudential measures and the state of the housing credit cycle
Vânia Duarte

Spanish economy

The Spanish economy maintains a steady pulse

Dossier

European integration: the next five years... and the following decades
Roser FerrerÀlex Ruiz
The deep roots of polarisation, or on the need to recover the lost narrative
Àlex Ruiz
Political polarisation: the phenomenon that should be on everyone’s lips
Javier García Arenas
Polarisation: the legacy of the financial crisis and other contextual forces
Clàudia CanalsJavier Ibáñez de Aldecoa Fuster
Medium-term outlook for the European economy: lower growth, but with room for improvement
Javier García Arenas

May 2019 | No. 434

Dossier

1.- Europe in front of the mirror: economic and institutional outlook // 2.- The causes of political polarisation

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CaixaBank Research mayo 2019

Editorial

Political polarisation

Enric Fernandez CaixaBank Research

Enric Fernández

Key points of the month

The global economic outlook looks somewhat better than expected

Forecasts and indicators

Forecasts Key indicators financial markets Key indicators international economy Key indicators European Union Key indicators Spanish economy

Financial markets

Economic outlook

The financial markets remain buoyant

International economy

Economic outlook

2019: a better than expected start to the year, but downside risks persist

European economy

Economic outlook

Economic activity in the euro area proved higher than expected in Q1 2019

Focus

Portugal: macroprudential measures and the state of the housing credit cycle

Vânia Duarte

Spanish economy

Economic outlook

The Spanish economy maintains a steady pulse

Dossier

1.- Europe in front of the mirror: economic and institutional outlook // 2.- The causes of political polarisation

Focus

Medium-term outlook for the European economy: lower growth, but with room for improvement

Javier García Arenas

Focus

European integration: the next five years... and the following decades

Àlex Ruiz

Focus

Political polarisation: the phenomenon that should be on everyone’s lips

Javier García Arenas

Focus

Polarisation: the legacy of the financial crisis and other contextual forces

Clàudia Canals

Javier Ibáñez de Aldecoa Fuster

Focus

The deep roots of polarisation, or on the need to recover the lost narrative

Àlex Ruiz