October 2019 | No. 438

October 2019 | No. 438

Editorial

Enric Fernandez CaixaBank Research

Enric Fernández

Key points of the month

Will there be a recession, yes or no?
Oriol Aspachs

Forecasts and indicators

Indicators and forecasts

Financial markets

The central banks take the reins
The farewell of (Super) Mario Draghi
Adrià Morron Salmeron

International economy

Risks persist amidst a global slowdown
Germany: why is the European locomotive losing steam?
Javier García Arenas

European economy

Spanish economy

The Spanish economy grows at a more moderate pace than anticipated
The United Kingdom’s potential for Spain after Brexit
Clàudia CanalsJavier Ibáñez de Aldecoa FusterJosep Mestres Domènech
Taking the pulse of the Spanish economy’s competitiveness: part I
Oriol Carreras BaquerJosep Mestres Domènech

Dossier

Banking and new forms of money
Sandra Jódar RosellDenis Nakagaki
The e-monetary policy of the new digital economy
Adrià Morron SalmeronRicard Murillo Gili
Libra, the cryptocurrency of Facebook
Oriol Carreras BaquerRoser Ferrer
Blockchain and cryptocurrencies: welcome to the new digital paradigm
Javier García Arenas

October 2019 | No. 438

Dossier

Money and cryptocurrencies in the new digital economy

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Editorial

Digital money

Enric Fernandez CaixaBank Research

Enric Fernández

Key points of the month

Will there be a recession, yes or no?

Oriol Aspachs CaixaBank Research

Forecasts and indicators

Forecasts Key indicators financial markets Key indicators international economy Key indicators European Union Key indicators Spanish economy

Financial markets

Economic outlook

The central banks take the reins

Focus

The farewell of (Super) Mario Draghi

Adrià Morron Salmeron

International economy

Economic outlook

Risks persist amidst a global slowdown

Focus

Germany: why is the European locomotive losing steam?

Javier García Arenas

European economy

Economic outlook

In the euro area, weakness remains prevalent

Focus

Portuguese household savings rate at rock bottom: how concerned should we be?

Vânia Duarte

Spanish economy

Economic outlook

The Spanish economy grows at a more moderate pace than anticipated

Focus

The United Kingdom’s potential for Spain after Brexit

Several authors

Focus

Taking the pulse of the Spanish economy’s competitiveness: part I

Oriol Carreras Baquer

Josep Mestres Domènech

Dossier

Money and cryptocurrencies in the new digital economy

Focus

Blockchain and cryptocurrencies: welcome to the new digital paradigm

Javier García Arenas

Focus

Libra, the cryptocurrency of Facebook

Oriol Carreras Baquer

Focus

The e-monetary policy of the new digital economy

Adrià Morron Salmeron

Ricard Murillo Gili

Focus

Banking and new forms of money

Sandra Jódar Rosell

Denis Nakagaki