BancaMarch: The United States is trying to act on Chinese steel and aluminium entering through the Mexican border. The Biden administration has included tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminium not smelted in Mexico, the United States or Canada. In this way, it aims to prevent the entry of Chinese metal circulating through Mexico in order to avoid the tariffs already imposed in May on various products of…
BancaMarch: In the US, Monday’s highlights were consumer credit data which improved in May to $11.354 billion, a figure that points to a revival in consumer credit as this figure is well above the previous month’s $6.485 billion. On the other hand, the New York Fed’s inflation expectations survey also showed a slowdown in inflationary pressures with consumer inflation expectations for the next 12 months at +3.02% versus +3.17% previously….
Alphavalue/DIVACONS | The Spanish IT services and consulting company will supply Surface Awareness Iniative (SAI) systems for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States, the civil aviation authority that manages the country’s air traffic. The FAA approved Indra’s SAI solution, called AeroBOSS, which allows the company to provide its technology for surveillance and monitoring of aircraft on the surface, as well as to reduce the risk of runway…
Norbolsa | Banco Santander (SAN) has launched a plan to grow in investment banking in the United States, according to Expansión newspaper. The more than one hundred signings that Santander has made at Credit Suisse and other large investment banks will allow Santander to enter new areas of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), financing, stock market and debt. The daily also notes that the bank has special expectations for the leveraged…
Link Securities | Omaha Streetcar Authority, the inter-local agency created between the city of Omaha (Nebraska, United States) and Omaha Metro for the development of the city’s new tramway network project, has chosen Construcción y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) as the company to supply the units that will serve the aforementioned line, according to the digital portal Bolsamania.com. CAF will initially supply six trams with their corresponding parts and special…
Norbolsa | Many majors are interested in taking a 40% stake in Galp’s major offshore field in Namibia. Among the candidates are Exxon, Chevron, Shell, TotalEnergies, Petrobras, Woodside Energy and Apache Energy. This field, Mopane, has estimated reserves of 10 billion barrels and could be worth around $10 billion. Namibia, which lacks oil and gas production, has attracted huge interest from international energy companies in recent years following a series…
The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index declined in June, although somewhat less than expected: specifically, this indicator stood at 100.4 from 101.3 previously and slightly above the 100 expected. This lower confidence was mainly explained by the decline in the expectations component (73 versus 74.9 previously), as the reading of the current situation improved (141.5 versus 140.8 previously). Still in the US, the S&P Case-Shiller index of house prices in…
Alphavalue / Divacons | China’s fiscal revenue fell 2.8% in the first five months of 2024 from a year earlier, accelerating from a 2.7% decline in the January-April period, official data showed yesterday, as weak demand weighs on the economic recovery. Fiscal spending rose 3.4% in the first five months, compared with a 3.5% increase in the first four months, according to Finance Ministry data.
Alicia García Herrero (Natixis) | The European Union has a historically strong economic relationship with Africa, but its dominant position has gradually been challenged by the rise of China, especially as a key exporter to Africa. In 1995, China’s exports to Africa were only $1.8 billion, significantly lower than the EU’s exports of $45 billion. However, after nearly thirty years’ of increasing its manufacturing capacity, China’s exports to Africa reached…
François Rimeu (La Française AM) | The OPEC meeting resulted in maintaining the oil production cuts, as expected by the markets. Beyond this decision, investors were reassured by the possibility of these production cuts decreasing in the fall. Coupled with disappointing U.S. growth figures, this meeting had a significant impact on crude oil, which has dropped by 8% since the end of April. Again, this decline seems to be more…