Spain

  • May 9, 2014
  • 2 min read

Argentine YPF benefits from Spanish Repsol withdrawal

Repsol yesterday received Argentine bonds with a face value of some 5.9 billion dollars in...

Argentina
  • May 5, 2014
  • 2 min read

Mounting risks mock claims of a European 'recovery'

The European Commission today raised its 2014 growth forecast for the EU to 1.6%, a slight...

EU
  • May 1, 2014
  • 6 min read

Strong headwinds may blight Spain's budding growth

Yesterday the government raised its growth forecast for 2014 from 0.7% to 1.2% and for 2015 from...

Spain
  • Apr 25, 2014
  • 2 min read

Spanish growth will depend on export competitiveness

The Treasury sold medium-to-long-term debt at record low yields yesterday, a sign of returning...

Spain
  • Apr 24, 2014
  • 2 min read

YPF payoff may bring political backlash in Argentina

The Lower House yesterday approved the compensation package agreed with Spanish Repsol for the...

Argentina
  • Mar 12, 2014
  • 7 min read

Europe's electricity generation faces growing risks

The expansion of renewable energy capacity has made gas-fired electricity generation uneconomic...

Europe
  • Mar 10, 2014
  • 11 min read

Prospects for Europe in the second quarter

Europe's second quarter could look much like its first, displaying patchy but positive economic...

Europe
  • Mar 5, 2014
  • 7 min read

Unemployment will speed Spain's demographic ageing

Unemployment is undermining Spain's economic recovery and blighting the lives of one quarter of...

Spain