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Investors appetite for Spanish economy: will it last?

MADRID | By David Fernández | Foreign investors are showing a sudden interest in assets made in Spain due to, among others, central bank’s last data, Europe’s decision to delay the deficit commitment by two years and international factors such as second-round monetary helicopter launched by the Bank of Japan. Will this trend vanish?


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Financial markets: a shrinking pie

MADRID | By J. M. Campuzano, analyst at Citigroup | During the crisis that began in 2007, capital markets’ weight has been cut to 350% from 450% of the world’s economic outputThe past, in terms of depth and worldwide markets liquidity before the crisis, is long gone and will not come back.


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JP Morgan: “Most times, the S&P 500 rallies at the end of the year”

Do The Corner’s readers feel in need of some optimistic note? Here you are, thanks to JP Morgan: although up until next Friday the volatility in the S&P 500 may increase due to the fact that on that day $385bn in options reach maturity, JP Morgan has published an analysis of the effect known as end of year. Smile. It looks at the historical performance, since 1920, of the market…


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JP Morgan: "Most times, the S&P 500 rallies at the end of the year"

Do The Corner’s readers feel in need of some optimistic note? Here you are, thanks to JP Morgan: although up until next Friday the volatility in the S&P 500 may increase due to the fact that on that day $385bn in options reach maturity, JP Morgan has published an analysis of the effect known as end of year. Smile. It looks at the historical performance, since 1920, of the market…