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- Javier Rouillet
- Nichola James
Spanish Elections: Inconclusive Results Increase Political Uncertainty...
On July 23, 2023, the Kingdom of Spain (rated "A" with a Stable trend) held general elections, the results of which were inconclusive and do not offer at this stage clear paths for government formation for either the center-right Popular Party (PP) or the center-left Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). Alberto Núñez Feijóo's PP came out ahead in the elections with 33.1% of the votes, followed by Pedro Sánchez's PSOE with 31.7%, Santiago Abascal's far-right Vox with 12.4%, and Yolanda Diaz's...
- Javier Rouillet
- Mario De Cicco
- Nichola James
Extreme Conditions: Exploring Spain’s Drought Impact and the Need for ...
Episodic extreme weather events and natural catastrophes could generate severe economic losses and ultimately lead to significant macroeconomic implications. Climate change and global warming scenarios might also have an incremental effect on the frequency and magnitude of adverse climate-related events, which can potentially have a disruptive effect on economic sectors such as agriculture. The economic losses generated by severe adverse weather events not only considers the actual damage of the...
- Nichola James
- Thomas R. Torgerson
Baseline Macroeconomic Scenarios for Rated Sovereigns: June 2023 Updat...
In this commentary we provide an update to DBRS Morningstar’s Baseline Macroeconomic Scenarios. Key highlights include: -- Economic data continues to show resilience amid tighter financial conditions. Forecasts for 2023 continue to improve, while expectations for 2024 are generally worsening as projected slowdowns are pushed further out into the future. -- While a mild advanced economy recession will likely have a limited impact on rated sovereigns, the risk of a deeper downturn in 2024 canno...
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- Javier Rouillet
- Nichola James
Spanish Elections: Main Implications Under the Most Likely Political O...
This commentary explores how the potential election outcomes might affect credit analysis of the Kingdom of Spain, which DBRS Morningstar confirmed at "A" with Stable trends on 9 June 2023. Following an electoral defeat in the regional and municipal elections on 28 May 2023, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called snap elections for 23 July 2023. We assess some of the potential implications in three key dimensions:(1) public finances and fiscal policy, (2) economic performance and policies, and (3) ...
- Javier Rouillet
- Thomas R. Torgerson
- Christian Aufsatz
- Mudasar Chaudhry
- Nichola James
- Thomas R. Torgerson
Baseline Macroeconomic Scenarios for Rated Sovereigns: April 2023 Upda...
This commentary provides an update to DBRS Morningstar's Baseline Macroeconomic Scenarios. These baseline scenarios provide our estimate of the current market consensus, and are drawn from a simple median calculation across various external contributor forecasts. In this update, we discuss the deteriorating outlook for 2024. To date, we note that the March 2023 bank failures have had only a modest impact on forecasts. We continue to see considerable downside risks to the baseline. Key Highligh...
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- Adriana Alvarado
- Julia Specht
- Nichola James
Europe Macroeconomic Update: A Few More Rises in Interest Rates Amid I...
In this latest edition of the DBRS Morningstar Macroeconomic Update for Europe, we discuss how inflation persistence may prompt the European Central Bank and the Bank of England to raise interest rates further. Key Highlights EURO AREA • As interest rates increase, credit growth has started to slow. Energy prices have fallen but core inflation remains sticky, pointing to further monetary tightening in the coming months. • With the energy crisis fading and the labour market remaining strong, ...
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- Javier Rouillet
- Thomas R. Torgerson
- Javier Rouillet
- Nichola James
- Thomas R. Torgerson
Baseline Macroeconomic Scenarios for Rated Sovereigns: December 2022 U...
This commentary provides an update to DBRS Morningstar’s Baseline Macroeconomic Scenarios. These baseline scenarios provide our estimate of the current market consensus, and are drawn from a simple median calculation across various external contributor forecasts. In this update, we discuss the ongoing monetary tightening and bleak outlook for 2023. Key highlights include: -- Forecasts for 2023 have deteriorated in recent months. Growth will be very weak or negative for most major economies. -- ...
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- Javier Rouillet
- Nichola James
Spain: Pension Indexation Reduces Fiscal Flexibility
This commentary explores the Spanish pensions system and the implications of pensions automatic indexation to inflation. The sheer magnitude of pension expenditure renders its evolution key to understanding Spain’s fiscal performance and the country’s room for maneuver against a background of high inflation and slowing growth. Pension spending remains the largest single item in the state budget by far, representing close to 40% of total spending (excluding European Union (EU) funds). Key highli...
- Arnaud Journois
- Carlo Capuano
- Dimitra Louka
- Elisabeth Rudman
Euro Area Consumers’ Resilience Tested by Higher Inflation and Rising ...
DBRS Morningstar has published a commentary analysing the financial position of households in the euro area and their degree of resilience in what is now a far more challenging environment. Key highlights include: • COVID-19 interrupted the consumer deleveraging trend in the euro area, which nevertheless started to revert in Q3 2020 as income growth rebounded. • Wages and salaries started growing again post-pandemic, but this will only partially offset inflationary pressures. • Whilst househ...
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- Adriana Alvarado
- Nichola James
- Spyridoula Tzima
Europe Macroeconomic Update: An Energy Crisis Afflicting European Econ...
In this latest edition of the DBRS Morningstar Macroeconomic Update for Europe, we discuss how the energy crisis is afflicting the euro area economies and the UK ahead of winter. Key Highlights EURO AREA • DBRS Morningstar expects slow growth in the EA in the near term, as economic activity is affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, especially through weaker confidence and higher inflation. Consumer confidence fell in March to its lowest level since May 2020, DBRS Morningstar expects growth ...
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- Nichola James
- Thomas R. Torgerson
Baseline Macroeconomic Scenarios for Rated Sovereigns: September 2022 ...
This commentary provides an update to DBRS Morningstar’s Baseline Macroeconomic Scenarios. These baseline scenarios provide our estimate of the current market consensus, and are drawn from a simple median calculation across various external contributor forecasts. In this update, we discuss the ongoing monetary tightening and growing risks of recession. Key Highlights • Baseline forecasts are becoming increasingly bearish, particularly the outlook for 2023. High inflation, energy and labor sho...
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- Javier Rouillet
- Thomas R. Torgerson
- Javier Rouillet
- Thomas R. Torgerson
DBRS Morningstar Confirms Kingdom of Spain at “A”, Stable Trend
DBRS Ratings GmbH (DBRS Morningstar) confirmed the Kingdom of Spain’s Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency – Issuer Ratings at “A” and its Short-Term Foreign and Local Currency – Issuer Ratings at R-1 (low). The trend on all ratings remains Stable.
- Javier Rouillet
- Nichola James
- Thomas R. Torgerson
Baseline Macroeconomic Scenarios For Rated Sovereigns: June 2022 Updat...
This commentary provides an update to DBRS Morningstar’s Baseline Macroeconomic Scenarios. These baseline scenarios provide our estimate of the current market consensus, and are drawn from a simple median calculation across various external contributor forecasts. We also explore some noteworthy risks to the baseline scenarios, and briefly discuss some potential implications for credit ratings. Key highlights include: • 2022 growth projections have deteriorated in recent months, dri...
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- Javier Rouillet
- Nichola James
- Nicolas Fintzel
Spain: Greater Fiscal Risks in Spite of Sustained Commitment
This commentary discusses Spain's Stability Programme Update for the 2022-25 period in light of the heightened uncertainty and downside macroeconomic risks following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Stability Programme confirms the Spanish government's commitment to virtually the same fiscal consolidation path pledged a year ago, despite the deterioration in the macroeconomic environment. This is facilitated by the stronger-than-anticipated fiscal performance in 2021, supported by higher tax re...
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