Business News & Financial News

In Spain 5th March 2026

Second-hand housing price in Spain soars 17.7% in February to all-time high of €2,673 m²

Alphavalue/Divacons | The price of second-hand homes in Spain shot up by 17.7% in February 2026 compared to the same month last year, reaching a new all-time high of €2,673/square metre, according to Idealista on Tuesday. This figure represents the highest price since the company began keeping records. In addition, the ‘Idealista Property Price Index’ reflects a monthly increase of 0.9% and a rise of 2.6% in the last quarter.

In Europe 4th March 2026

Eurozone inflation rises to 1.9% in February, but remains below ECB’s target

CdM | Eurozone inflation remains below the European Central Bank (ECB) target despite rising two tenths of a percentage point in February, when the Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood at 1.9%, according to preliminary estimates published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU). The figure exceeds forecasts. Among the main components, services continue to have the highest annual rate in February. Their cost rose by 3.4%, compared…

In the World, Markets 2nd March 2026

Since 1991, conflicts between US and Middle Eastern countries have been bullish for three months (and beyond) for S&P 500

Renta 4 | The main US indices are starting the week in a very similar vein to the last three months, mired, especially the S&P 500, in a tedious sideways range, with support at 6,780 points and resistance at 7,000 points. The two major support levels for the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 this year can be clearly seen in the chart below, with November’s lows of 6,520 points as…

“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…

…in the last week