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The ghosts of inflation have returned, and the gradual removal of stimulus by central banks is coming closer with the skyrocketing public debt.

Last week, Germany’s Cal 2022 baseload power contract, the European benchmark, hit a new record high of €97.25 ($114.50) per megawatt hour, almost double the reference price for this year (like in Spain).

After taking a break to recharge, we’re back with you again, bringing you all the very best macroeconomic and financial news from both inside MAPFRE's asset manager and MAPFRE Gestión Patrimonial and our research service, MAPFRE Economics.

The latest data shows that GDP growth in the Eurozone reached a new peak in the second quarter. Heading into the final part of the year, doubts as to whether the pace of recovery will continue until the end of 2021 have investors uneasy.

The markets seem to have started the current period on a positive note. The good pace of growth, which has exceeded the ECB’s expectations, and the liquidity in the markets, have inspired a climate of optimism for the upcoming months.

Se acerca el fin de las vacaciones estivales y los mercados han vivido semanas de alzas y caídas, aunque con un tono positivo.

The arrival of August, the quintessential vacation month, usually marks a turning point in market activity. Alberto Matellán, Chief Economist at MAPFRE Inversión, gives a positive overview of the first half.

The recovery of the global economy depends on how the COVID-19 pandemic evolves. Despite the slight upward trend in global cases, recent news about COVID-19 has been very positive, with global case figures approaching the lows recorded in March.

Compared with the first quarter of 2021, when the Georgia Senate runoff elections secured Democratic control of Congress (via the vice-presidential tiebreaker), protestors descended on the Capitol Building, and Archegos Capital imploded, the second quarter of 2021 was tranquil.