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In Spain 19th January 2026

Best November in history for home sales in Spain: 58,546 transactions recorded

CdM | Home sales achieved their best November in the historical series. In total, 58,546 transactions were recorded, representing a year-on-year increase of 7.8%, according to data provided by the National Statistics Institute (INE). 21.8% of the homes sold in November were new and 78.2% were second-hand. Specifically, the number of transactions involving new homes increased by 4.1% compared to November 2024, with 12,742 transactions. Not so many had been…

In Europe 8th January 2026

Eurozone unemployment rate falls slightly to 6.3% in November

CdM | The unemployment rate fell slightly in November in the Eurozone, to 6.3%, one tenth below the previous month’s figure, but one tenth higher than the previous year’s figure, according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU). Across the EU, the unemployment rate stood at 6% in November, stable compared to October and higher than the 5.8% recorded in the same month in 2024. Compared to…

In the World, World politics 19th January 2026

Trump threatens tariffs of up to 25% on countries that send troops to Greenland

Bankinter | Trump threatens tariffs on countries that send troops to Greenland. The tariffs would be 10% and would begin on 1 February and rise to 25% on 1 June. The countries affected at this time are Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland. The tariffs would remain in effect until ‘an agreement for the complete and total purchase of Greenland’ is reached. Bankinter analysis…

“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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