The Government is preparing to implement a major screening to put order in the large number of permits granted for the construction of data centers in Spain, whose volume, if fully installed, would seriously strain an already questioned electrical grid following the blackout.
The Council of Ministers today, the first after the summer holidays, has approved a Royal Decree-law for the creation of a “public and mandatory” register of lobbies to ensure greater transparency and accountability.
Action and reaction. After the lack of agreement was confirmed and President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs on Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney responded on Friday in Ottawa that his country will match those levies, dollar for dollar, starting September 8.
The rise in housing prices in the Balearic Islands is pushing an increasing number of its residents to buy apartments in other autonomous communities. It is a growing phenomenon. In the first quarter of this year, one in four property purchases made by residents of the islands was in another autonomous community, with Asturias as the preferred territory. The previous year, these external purchases accounted for 21% of total transactions, according to data from the Ministry of Housing.
The economy is split into winning and losing sectors, and the State’s strategic investments are in luck, falling on the winning side. Unlike what happened during the pandemic, tourism, banking, and defense are now in a good moment, which has allowed the value of public shareholdings on the stock market to increase by 17% in the last year. Dividends from these companies also rise by 8% and for the first time approach 2 billion euros, with Aena and CaixaBank as major contributors.
Spain is boosting its imports of used vehicles to meet a demand for second-hand cars that continues to grow. But not for relatively new vehicles, rather the oldest ones. In 2025, car imports increased by 32%, according to data from the consultancy MSI, reaching 137,122 units. Of these, 51,000 vehicles are over 10 years old. These purchases have grown by 46% compared to 2024. And in the first quarter of 2026, the trend is the same.
Almost with total certainty, the gloomy predictions about the end of the dollar’s reign will, once again, be disproved by reality. But until the U.S. finds a new monetary system that suits it, there is much suffering ahead. A way of the cross. The current…
Trade negotiations between the United States and Canada failed late Friday, clearing the way for the implementation of the 50% tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on about 20 billion dollars worth of Canadian products, after Ottawa refused to close a deal it considered unfavorable.
The Euribor, a benchmark for variable mortgages, reached 3% in its daily rate this Friday, something that had not happened since September 2024, almost two years ago. Behind the upward trend is the environment of higher inflation and rate hikes that the market anticipates due to the energy tension caused by the war in the Middle East.
So far, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution has sparked debate about the possible repercussions on employment, productivity increase, or the danger of a bubble in the stock markets. But its impact has just opened a new front in the debt market.
