Marco Bianchi 
Analysts express moderate optimism regarding Inditex’s stock market performance, forecasting sales increases in the textile sector with approximately 9% upside potential.
Vanguard, the world’s second-largest asset manager with approximately $12 trillion in assets under management globally, has appointed Pablo Bernal to lead its Spanish operations starting in 2025. The Spanish office manages €20 billion in assets under management.
The European Commission is planning meetings with Anthropic PBC to gain more information about its Mythos artificial intelligence model and to negotiate access to this advanced AI tool for European use.
Morgan Stanley analysts have released a report suggesting that rapid AI adoption could lead European banks to reduce their workforce by as much as 20% in the shorter term, highlighting the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on banking sector employment.
Gold trader TGI based in Liechtenstein has been ordered by the financial regulator to cease discount purchase models immediately and unwind tens of thousands of contracts. The regulator determined these models constituted deposit business lacking proper authorization.
Chinese e-commerce platform Temu was fined €200 million by the European Union for failing to prevent the sale of unsafe baby toys and chargers on its marketplace.
The Bank for International Settlements’ Project Agorá, involving collaboration with seven central banks and over 40 institutions, has successfully completed a two-year initiative resulting in a prototype that demonstrates tokenized wholesale payments can be settled in seconds.
The Spanish stock exchange is preparing for an uptick in IPOs in the second half of the year. The CNMV and Citigroup report receiving interest from companies seeking to list, with expectations for these operations to materialize in the coming months. Lower regulatory requirements are supporting the anticipated increase in listings.
Article discusses six small-cap Spanish stocks (Oryzon, Atrys, Dia, Dominion, Cirsa, and Amper) that have strong analyst coverage and show potential upside ranging from 20% to 140%.
Banca Sella has obtained MiCA clearance from Italian regulators to provide cryptocurrency services. The bank intends to offer digital asset custody, transfer, and receipt services beginning in 2026, initially targeting selected customer categories.