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Financial markets remained mixed yesterday. US Treasury yields fell as data releases pointed to a higher risk of stagflation. The May's ADP survey showed job creation was much lower than expected; while May's ISM services survey showed the sector contracted slightly and prices paid by businesses rose. Attention will now turn to Friday's non-farm payrolls report.

https://www.caixabankresearch.com/en/publications/financial-markets-daily-report/05-june-2025

Yesterday, global markets ended the session on a cautious footing as mounting tensions in the Middle East and renewed trade uncertainty weighed on investor sentiment. European equities edged lower amid broad risk-off flows, while U.S. markets remained shut in observance of Juneteenth. In fixed income, eurozone sovereign yields rose, particularly at the long end of the curve, while peripheral spreads widened.

https://www.caixabankresearch.com/en/publications/financial-markets-daily-report/20-june-2025

Investors ended the week in a positive mood, supported by trade deal hopes. Stocks rose across the board and sovereign yields nudged up both in the U.S. and the euro area, while the euro was little changed at $1.17 and Brent oil solidified its weekly dive below $70. Last week, the S&P 500 managed to fully recover from early-2025 losses and closed at all-time highs.

https://www.caixabankresearch.com/en/publications/financial-markets-daily-report/30-june-2025

Investors traded in a mixed mood in a session in which Donald Trump threatened a 35% tariff on Canada (for goods outside USMCA) and floated the idea of a 15%-20% global baseline tariff rate (currently, 10%). Stocks advanced modestly in the U.S. but declined in Europe. Sovereign yields rose, and the EUR weakened and traded below $1.17 (touching 10-day lows).

https://www.caixabankresearch.com/en/publications/financial-markets-daily-report/11-july-2025

COVID-19 is having a huge impact on economic activity in Spain and, in particular, on the tourism industry. At CaixaBank Research we expect GDP to fall by between 13% and 15% in 2020, not returning to its pre-crisis levels until 2023. The outlook in 2020 is even grimmer for Spain's tourism industry as it is one of the sectors hardest hit by the pandemic.

https://www.caixabankresearch.com/en/tourism/july-2020/tourism-toughest-year-tourism-industry

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of the agrifood sector as a mainstay of the Spanish economy. During the months of lockdown, the entire food chain (which includes farmers, breeders, fishermen, cooperatives and the food industry, wholesalers, retailers, distributors and logistics operators) had to adapt quickly to secure the population's food supply. In retrospect, it is only fair to acknowledge the excellent response by the whole sector in tackling this challenge.

https://www.caixabankresearch.com/en/agrifood/october-2020/agrifood-resilience-and-growth-agrifood-sector-during-pandemic