Chris Lawrence 
12/01/2022 – 9:56 Updated: 10:51 – 12/01/22 The outbreak of the covid omicron variant in China is causing great nervousness in supply chains and manufacturers. The forceful measures that are orchestrated from Beijing to contain the virus can generate disruptions not seen until now in the supply chain. Manufacturers and carriers are bracing for an … Read more
The Port Authorities of Valencia, Bahía de Algeciras and Barcelona have positioned themselves towards the end of the year, -the latest figures correspond to the month of November-, among the top ten in Europe, especially in the Mediterranean area, only behind of the great Atlantic of the continent, such as Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hamburg, and … Read more
In continuous escalation of coronavirus cases, if one fact has become relevant about this, it is the appearance of the omicron variant. A much more contagious deviation from covid-19, which has put the fight against the pandemic in check in much of the world. In addition to its strength, ómicron also stands out for some … Read more
The year 2022 starts with a new tax increase of up to 3,273 million euros. The legislative changes that came into force on January 1 include increases in Corporation Tax, in the taxation of pension plans, in Registration Tax and in Personal Income Tax. In addition, the regulations include a punishment for housing with the … Read more
The self-employed may access the ordinary termination benefit without having to prove that their business is not viable. The General Law of Social Security, through Royal Decree-Law 21/2021, has just been modified so that self-employed workers can access the so-called unemployment of the self-employed, without the need to prove lack of viability. In relation to … Read more
The convening power of social networks was tested in early 2021 when a few foreros of the Reddit platform began to convince young people who had given themselves to investment through trading apps without commissions that they could bend the arm to some Wall Street giants. They chose their meme values in which large funds … Read more
Department stores will raise salaries by 1% to the more than 23,000 workers in the sector in 2022, according to union sources at the end of the meeting of the joint committee of the sector’s collective bargaining agreement. This rise is in line with expectations, but it is far from the 5% that Mercadona will … Read more
Cryptocurrencies have crossed the threshold. Its size and interconnection with financial markets has reached a point where its fluctuations can already have a more than notable impact on other assets or even trigger a domino effect. Now they are a real risk, especially in the wake of the covid pandemic. Since then, bitcoin or ethereum … Read more
For those concerned that the notoriously accommodative monetary policy of the last decade has created asset bubbles around the world, the first signs of a puncture are beginning to be palpable. Trouble may be just around the corner after years of sparkling markets. For Bank of America (BofA) strategists, including Michael Hartnett, the bubble is … Read more
10/01/2022 – 14:52 Updated: 15:25 – 10/01/22 This could be the year of the ‘hawks’. There are many investment banks that have played in recent days with the lexicon to try to create ingenious phrases with the monetary tightening that is coming: ‘The great flight of the hawks is coming’, ‘hawks on, risk off‘,’ the … Read more