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Financial Markets Daily Report 28 May 2026 Wednesday saw a mixed session in financial markets, with investors reacting to contradictory headlines around potential US–Iran peace talks. Despite the ongoing geopolitical uncertainty, energy prices fell for a second consecutive day, with Brent crude slipping below $95 per barrel and TTF natural gas dropping under €47/MWh. Currencies EUR/USD EUR/USD has traded largely sideways since mid‑2025, hovering around 1.17, after a year of elevated volatility. The currency pair appears to have stabilised between its long‑term historical averages, around 1.12 (10‑year average) and 1.22 dollars per euro (20‑year… CaixaBank Research 28 May 2026 Artificial intelligence (AI) AI adoption in Spanish firms is advancing rapidly but remains limited and uneven The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in Spanish firms has accelerated in recent years, but the process has been uneven and remains incomplete. 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Currencies EUR/USD EUR/USD has traded largely sideways since mid‑2025, hovering around 1.17, after a year of elevated volatility. The currency pair appears to have stabilised between its long‑term historical averages, around 1.12 (10‑year average) and 1.22 dollars per euro (20‑year… CaixaBank Research 28 May 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) AI adoption in Spanish firms is advancing rapidly but remains limited and uneven The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in Spanish firms has accelerated in recent years, but the process has been uneven and remains incomplete. This article analyses the extent of AI penetration considering four key dimensions: company size, sectoral differences,… Javier García Arenas Pedro Álvarez Ondina 18 May 2026
Tourism What do high-frequency data tell us about international tourism in Spain after the outbreak of the war in Iran? International tourism spending accelerated slightly in March 2026, driven by the redirection towards Spain of tourist flows from the main European source countries. This upturn offset the decline in tourism from East Asia, which, although intense, represents only a small… David Cesar Heymann 18 May 2026
Spain's outlook The Spanish economy remains resilient in an uncertain environment The latest indicators depict an economy that remains resilient amid the entrenchment of the conflict in the Persian Gulf. Among the various channels through which this conflict can affect the economy, the most visible impact so far is in inflation, through the rise in… CaixaBank Research 18 May 2026
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Portugal outlook Portugal: the effects of the conflict begin to show through CaixaBank Research 14 May 2026
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Economy and markets between two tides: geopolitics and artificial intelligence José Ramón Díez Head of International Economics & Markets
Artificial intelligence (AI) AI adoption in Spanish firms is advancing rapidly but remains limited and uneven Javier García Arenas Pedro Álvarez Ondina 18 May 2026
Tourism What do high-frequency data tell us about international tourism in Spain after the outbreak of the war in Iran? David Cesar Heymann 18 May 2026
Spain's outlook The Spanish economy remains resilient in an uncertain environment CaixaBank Research 18 May 2026
European Union Shadows (and some light) in Europe’s industrial decline David Martínez Turégano 18 May 2026
Financial markets What markets tell us about macroeconomics Isabela Lara White Jesús Manuel Carrera Moreno 18 May 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) Productivity and employment in the face of generative AI: what do we know? Oriol Carreras Baquer 14 May 2026
Portugal outlook Portugal: the effects of the conflict begin to show through CaixaBank Research 14 May 2026
Financial markets outlook Financial markets: a disconnect between risk and energy? CaixaBank Research 14 May 2026