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Financial Markets Daily Report 16 October 2026 Thursday's session carried a cautious tone. Market concerns over the sustainability of AI investments weighed on chipmakers and technology equities, but the main U.S. stock market benchmarks ended higher while European indices were mixed. Brent oil and TTF natural gas prices nudged down. Recent developments Spain: 2027 macroeconomic outlook Spain is facing the latest episode of international geopolitical tension from a position of strength, although rising energy costs, tighter financial conditions and a deteriorating international environment will keep inflation high and reduce economic dynamism. All this… Oriol Carreras Baquer 15 October 2026 United States of America Are the midterms important for Trump? And for the US? On 3 November, Americans will return to the polls to renew the entire House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate, the two chambers in which the Republican Party secured a majority in 2024. Although Donald Trump will not appear on the ballot, these elections… David Martínez Turégano 15 October 2026 Recent developments Global economic outlook and financial conditions: autumn 2026 Economic activity thus faces an outlook with higher energy prices, higher interest rates and higher inflation. At the same time, financial conditions as a whole are less restrictive than they might appear, thanks to the counterbalance provided by the strong performance of… CaixaBank Research 15 October 2026 Portugal outlook Higher growth and more inflation in Portugal The Portuguese economy demonstrated greater dynamism than initially estimated following the upward revision of the historical GDP series, which raised the growth recorded in the first two quarters of 2026. Moreover, the available indicators suggest that activity has shown… CaixaBank Research 15 October 2026 Spain's outlook The Spanish economy maintains its momentum, but inflation takes centre stage CaixaBank Research 15 October 2026 World outlook The international economy withstands the shocks, for now CaixaBank Research 15 October 2026 Financial markets outlook Geopolitics and fiscal policy weigh on financial markets CaixaBank Research 15 October 2026 Tourism The high season once again attracts international tourists to Spain Pedro Álvarez Ondina 14 October 2026 United States of America Trump 2.0 immigration policies: the end of the American Dream? David Martínez Turégano 14 October 2026 Opinion The price of the new economic equilibrium José Ramón Díez 14 October 2026 Publications Monthly ReportOctober 2026 | No. 51515 October 2026 Sectorial ReportAgrifood. 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Fundamentals of growth in Spain Podcasts Cuando suben los tipos: qué hay detrás de las últimas decisiones de los bancos centrales 28/09/2026 Forecasts Financial markets Interest rate (%)Update date 09-10-20262024202520262027 Fed Funds 4.25 3.50 4.00 3.50 ECB Refi 3.24 2.15 2.90 2.65 Macroeconomic GDP (%)Update date 09-10-20262024202520262027 Euro area GDP 1.1 1.3 1.0 1.4 Spain GDP 3.7 2.6 2.6 2.0 US GDP 3.0 2.3 2.1 1.9 Team Ana Rincón GarcíaOrganization Oriol Carreras BaquerSenior economist Ariadna Vidal MartínezLead economist Imelda EstebanSenior economist Maitane LizarragaAnalyst Sergio DíazEconomist Javier García ArenasSenior economist Meet us Jesús ViscarriOrganization Patricia EstebanCommunication Alberto GrazianoSenior Data Scientist Ana María PorrasOrganization Enric FernándezChief Economist Sandra Jódar RosellDirector of Strategic Planning María Romero MeléndezEconomista Meet us Judit Montoriol GarrigaLead economist Luís Pinheiro de MatosEconomist Roser FerrerSenior economist David del ValSenior economist Marina Tombas SuñéData Scientist Carolina CruzOrganization Pedro Álvarez OndinaEconomist Meet us David Martínez TuréganoSenior economist Beatriz Villafranca SerranoEconomist José Antonio Sánchez PalominoData scientist Léopold JouvenEconomist Oriol AspachsHead of Spanish Economics Javier Ibáñez de Aldecoa FusterEconomist Adrià Morron SalmeronLead economist Meet us Mar Bisquert PerlesData scientist Isabela Lara WhiteEconomist Mireia CrusellsAnalyst José Ramón DíezHead of International Economics & Markets Zoel Martín VilatóEconomist Josep Mestres DomènechLead economist Nuria BustamanteLead economist Meet us Eduard Alcobé GarciaData scientist Rita Sánchez SolivaEconomist Aleix Cuevas Bullich Meet usPrint
Recent developments Spain: 2027 macroeconomic outlook Spain is facing the latest episode of international geopolitical tension from a position of strength, although rising energy costs, tighter financial conditions and a deteriorating international environment will keep inflation high and reduce economic dynamism. All this… Oriol Carreras Baquer 15 October 2026
United States of America Are the midterms important for Trump? And for the US? On 3 November, Americans will return to the polls to renew the entire House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate, the two chambers in which the Republican Party secured a majority in 2024. Although Donald Trump will not appear on the ballot, these elections… David Martínez Turégano 15 October 2026
Recent developments Global economic outlook and financial conditions: autumn 2026 Economic activity thus faces an outlook with higher energy prices, higher interest rates and higher inflation. At the same time, financial conditions as a whole are less restrictive than they might appear, thanks to the counterbalance provided by the strong performance of… CaixaBank Research 15 October 2026
Portugal outlook Higher growth and more inflation in Portugal The Portuguese economy demonstrated greater dynamism than initially estimated following the upward revision of the historical GDP series, which raised the growth recorded in the first two quarters of 2026. Moreover, the available indicators suggest that activity has shown… CaixaBank Research 15 October 2026
Spain's outlook The Spanish economy maintains its momentum, but inflation takes centre stage CaixaBank Research 15 October 2026
World outlook The international economy withstands the shocks, for now CaixaBank Research 15 October 2026
Financial markets outlook Geopolitics and fiscal policy weigh on financial markets CaixaBank Research 15 October 2026
Tourism The high season once again attracts international tourists to Spain Pedro Álvarez Ondina 14 October 2026
United States of America Trump 2.0 immigration policies: the end of the American Dream? David Martínez Turégano 14 October 2026
Sectorial ReportReal Estate. Increasing supply, the great challenge of the Spanish real estate market S1 2026
Sectorial ReportTourism. Spanish tourism sector: from post-pandemic rebound to sustainable growth S1 2026
United States of America Are the midterms important for Trump? And for the US? David Martínez Turégano 15 October 2026
Recent developments Global economic outlook and financial conditions: autumn 2026 CaixaBank Research 15 October 2026
Spain's outlook The Spanish economy maintains its momentum, but inflation takes centre stage CaixaBank Research 15 October 2026
Agrifood The wine sector’s major transformation: adapting to climate change and shifting consumer preferences Pedro Álvarez Ondina 15 October 2026 Download File
World outlook The international economy withstands the shocks, for now CaixaBank Research 15 October 2026
Agrifood Scale, integration and value: the challenges facing Spain’s agrifood cooperative sector Pedro Álvarez Ondina 15 October 2026 Download File
Financial markets outlook Geopolitics and fiscal policy weigh on financial markets CaixaBank Research 15 October 2026