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Financial Markets Daily Report 14 May 2026 With no meaningful progress in the peace negotiations between the US and Iran, market focus shifted toward macroeconomic data releases and earnings results. Investors also remained attentive to President Trump’s arrival in China for talks with President Xi Jinping, where discussions are expected to focus on the implications of the Middle East conflict and on efforts to ease trade tensions between the two countries. Artificial intelligence (AI) The AI buzz in financial markets The rise of AI has led to hopes of a new industrial revolution and, at the same time, fears of another bubble. This ambivalence extends to stock market valuations: they rest on expectations of vast revenue growth, but at the same time, there are doubts about their… CaixaBank Research 14 May 2026 Artificial intelligence (AI) Productivity and employment in the face of generative AI: what do we know? 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Artificial intelligence (AI) The AI buzz in financial markets The rise of AI has led to hopes of a new industrial revolution and, at the same time, fears of another bubble. This ambivalence extends to stock market valuations: they rest on expectations of vast revenue growth, but at the same time, there are doubts about their… CaixaBank Research 14 May 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) Productivity and employment in the face of generative AI: what do we know? Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has traits of a general-purpose technology: applications in many sectors, rapid improvement of the technology itself and a catalyst for complementary innovations. This has already happened with technologies such as electricity and… Oriol Carreras Baquer 14 May 2026
Portugal outlook Portugal: the effects of the conflict begin to show through The February storms and the initial impact of the conflict in the Middle East contributed to the stagnation of GDP in the first three months of the year. In the absence of the breakdown by component, the first GDP estimate indicates that consumption slowed, while… CaixaBank Research 14 May 2026
Financial markets outlook Financial markets: a disconnect between risk and energy? The conflict in the Middle East set the pace for financial markets in a month marked by very high uncertainty and as geopolitics continued to redefine the economic landscape. CaixaBank Research 14 May 2026
Opinion Economy and markets between two tides: geopolitics and artificial intelligence José Ramón Díez 14 May 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) Differentiated strategies for governing AI: towards cooperation or conflict? David Martínez Turégano 14 May 2026
Savings Household savings, income and finances in Spain: how did they fare in 2025 and what can we expect for 2026? Javier García Arenas Sergio Díaz 14 May 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) Artificial intelligence: a supply-side perspective Isabela Lara White Luís Pinheiro de Matos 14 May 2026
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Portugal outlook Portugal: the effects of the conflict begin to show through CaixaBank Research 14 May 2026
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Opinion Economy and markets between two tides: geopolitics and artificial intelligence José Ramón Díez 14 May 2026
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Savings Household savings, income and finances in Spain: how did they fare in 2025 and what can we expect for 2026? Javier García Arenas Sergio Díaz 14 May 2026