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Artículo
Monetary policy 2023 and interest rate increases: Outlook and impact
Fecha:
febrero 2023
The monetary policy roadmap for 2023 will continue to prioritize the fight against inflation, with successive official rate increases at least for much of the year, although accompanied by a slower increase in EURIBOR. Within this context, the banks will continue to play a key role in credit provision to the economy, yet while they could face improved income prospects, notable challenges exist within the prevailing uncertain climate.
Artículo
Corporate finance: Banks versus capital markets
Fecha:
febrero 2023
Tension in the corporate bond market since the start of the inflationary spiral towards the
end of last year has driven a sharp increase in secondary market rates, as well as a sharp contraction in primary market issuance, forcing many corporates back to the bank financing channel they had previously abandoned. Nonetheless, rather than seeing this development
as a setback, it reflects the complimentary rather than substitutive nature of bank and
market corporate financing, with the banks acting as a back-up option when the bond markets are temporarily unable to finance the productive apparatus.
Artículo
Importance and characteristics of the bancassurance business in Spain
Fecha:
febrero 2023
The weight of bancassurance in Spain´s insurance business and its contribution to parent banks’ domestic earnings are very significant. As a result, as evidenced by the recent COVID-19 crisis, as well as in normal times, the relatively substantial contribution of the
bancassurance business lends earnings stability and solidity to the banks with the most developed such businesses.
Artículo
La política monetaria en 2023: recorrido y efectos de la subida de tipos de interés
Fecha:
enero 2023
En este artículo se repasa la evolución del principal mecanismo de contención monetario de la inflación —la subida de tipos de interés— y el impacto que el mismo puede tener sobre los bancos y su actividad, así como las perspectivas relativas a los tipos de interés para 2023.