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In Spain 28th January 2026

Spanish Unemployment Drops Below Double Digits to 9.93%

According to the Labor Force Survey (EPA), released by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the number of employed persons in Spain increased by 76,200 in Q4 2025 compared to the previous quarter, reaching a total of 22,463,300 people. In seasonally adjusted terms, the quarterly variation rate for Q4 2025 was 0.90%, while employment grew by 605,400 people year-on-year. Simultaneously, during the quarter under review, unemployment fell by 136,100 people, totalling…

In Europe 28th January 2026

Car sales in Europe rise 1.8% to 10.6 million in 2025, far from pre-pandemic levels

Bankinter | Car sales rise 1.8% in 2025 to 10.6 million. Still far from pre-pandemic levels (13 million in 2019). Registrations gain momentum in December (5.8% year-on-year) and contribute to a slight increase in the annual total (1.8% to 10.6 million). Combustion vehicles lead the decline (diesel down 24.2% and petrol down 18.7%), while electric vehicles accelerate (plug-in hybrids up 33.4%, electric vehicles up 29.9% and non-plug-in hybrids up 13.7%)….

In the World 28th January 2026

Henry Hub natural gas prices close at $6.68, after rising 27% in one day and breaking $6 barrier

Intermoney |We have also seen a significant upturn in natural gas prices in recent days. As a result of the winter storm currently affecting the US, Henry Hub natural gas prices closed at $6.68, having risen 27% in a single day and breaking through the $6 barrier for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and energy prices skyrocketed. Although we consider these fluctuations to be too aggressive,…

“We need to approach negotiations with the U.S. on terms that are completely different from those currently being proposed”

Says Antonio Bonet, president of the Club of Spanish Exporters and Investors. He points out that “Europe has a single tariff applied by all member states, but the U.S. applies a tariff to each country, meaning it can decide that the tariff applied to Spanish black olives is higher than that for Italian olives, as it did at one point. So there is a part of the negotiation between Europe…

“Fifteen years ago, the European economy was larger than that of the U.S. Today, the U.S. economy is one and a half times that of Europe”

“It is a shame that we are able to mobilize economic resources for large-scale projects abroad, but not in our Spanish market”

In an interview with Consejeros magazine, Sacyr’s coordinating advisor, Elena Jiménez de Andrade, explains that now “We have great capacity to win projects, a capacity that until now contrasted with a series of financial limitations and balance sheet size. However, in this strategic cycle, we are going to eliminate those barriers. That is why we have set an ambitious goal for 2033: to triple the value of our assets. We…

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