Spain's Strong Economic Growth Held Back By Banking, But Not For Long

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Mark Melin
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Watch out Europe, Spain, once considered a troubled economic region mired deep in debt and unemployment, has become a relative powerhouse. While many economic indicators, most specifically unit labor costs, have led to relative prosperity, one indicator of economic prosperity lags: its stock market remains stagnant, an institutional multi-asset research piece from Source points out. However, this could change because the sector holding back stock prices is likely to get a lift. Spain, once the “problem child,” has reduced its unit labor costs and economic numbers are robust “The problem child that was Spain has turned into the dynamo of…

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.