Chris Lawrence

Although the usual tendency of the Administration is to give priority to telematic methods to carry out all kinds of procedures, the truth is that certain people may prefer more personalized and traditional attention such as that received in an office. This also happens with Social Security, which has different services for obtaining an appointment … Read more

Oil prices soar again after last week’s relief. The growing rejection of Russian oil and the absence of alternatives in the very short term to replace it are generating some panic in the markets. The focus is once again on supply problems to meet the immediate demand for crude oil (spot or physical market), which … Read more

The great European banks have decided to walk in unison towards exiting the current crisis by increasing their share buyback programs to channel excess capital to their shareholders. In total, among the twenty largest listed entities in Europe, seventeen have announced new buybacks from the third quarter of 2021, for a total amount of 22,915 … Read more

Managing to save enough to stop having the need to work is an objective that seems to have become fashionable after movements such as the well-known FIRE. Behind this are success stories, some genuine and others with a certain suspicious aspect. The truth is that most people who claim to have achieved that economic and … Read more

The Ministry of Finance admits that not that you have to include information about cryptocurrencies in the Informative Declaration of Assets Abroad -the controversial Form 720-, after no regulatory development has yet been implemented. Although one of the Ministry’s plans was to include these crypto assets in Model 720, as established by the anti-fraud law … Read more

While the Government celebrates the agreement with the CNTC, the main employer of road freight transport, the Assembly of Fenadismerone of the federations that is part of this organization, announces its rejection of the proposed measures. Less than two hours have been enough for the representatives of the SMEs and the self-employed who were present … Read more

Rural Spain, so abandoned at times both on the population side and in the news, has recently received an excellent announcement that could interest more than one investor. Above all because of its low price, the 50 homes in the Burgos town of Barcena de Bureba are advertised in Idealista at a rate of only … Read more

Barcelona 21/03/2022 – 20:45 Foment del Treball and the Institut Agrícola Català de Sant Isidre have proposed this Monday a change of orientation of the European, Spanish and Catalan policy with respect to the agri-food sector, with the aim of guaranteeing the food supply, turning Catalonia into one of the agri-food hubs most important in … Read more

Since Russia attacked Ukraine, European countries have been looking for a way out of the geostrategic alley in which the vast majority of them are trapped: Russia is their main supplier of gas, an essential source of energy to keep homes warm and industry up and running without resorting to the most polluting fossil fuels, … Read more

Madrid 21/03/2022 – 19:35 Jerome Powell, president of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) has an absolutely priority objective at the moment: to put inflation on the line. In his speech yesterday in Washington at the National Economics Association for Business, Powell made this message very clear, acknowledging that They will take the measures they deem … Read more