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The initiation of the ECB’s monetary policy normalisation process has led to an acceleration in house prices, especially in markets with a significant mismatch between insufficient supply and dynamic demand. The economies in which real prices have increased the most in the last year and a half, and where the residential markets are showing signs of more significant overvaluation, include Portugal, Bulgaria, Hungary, the Netherlands and Estonia. In contrast, the markets of large economies such as Germany, Sweden, France and Luxembourg remain overvalued, but have corrected the strong price growth they experienced in the decades leading up to the pandemic, reducing signs of overheating.

https://www.caixabankresearch.com/en/sectoral-analysis/real-estate/house-prices-europe-reactivate-shift-monetary-policy

Particularly noteworthy was the strong performance of the consumption indicators, especially car sales and air traffic, suggesting that tourism remains a major driver of economic activity. Moreover, the confidence indicators are showing a positive trend across all sectors, with the exception of construction.

https://www.caixabankresearch.com/en/economics-markets/recent-developments/encouraging-signs-portuguese-economy-start-year