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Spain's economy is booming
Spanish gross domestic product for the first quarter of 2015 was just announced, and it was even better than expected — GDP rose by 0.9%. That's equal to a 2.6% rise year-on-year, a pretty healthy rate. In comparison, that's three times as fast as the UK managed in the same period, and 18 times as fast as the US' wintry Q1. The country is quickly becoming Europe's star performer, and this is its fastest growth since 2007, based on a retail boom. Analysts were expecting a 0.8% expansion. Here's a snippet from a BNP Paribas note Thursday morning: Spanish growth is based on solid fundamentals, compared to other ... (full story)
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