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                    <title>Housing Market Outlook: Supply, demand, millennials</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/housing-market-outlook-supply-demand-millennials/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 18:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[al.ortiz]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Interest rates]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The housing market is a complex entity that can confuse most Americans, especially when considering the various factors that influence it. Further adding to this entanglement that consumers must unravel are the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The housing market is a complex entity that can confuse most Americans, especially when considering the various factors that influence it. Further adding to this entanglement that consumers must unravel are the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.]]>
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                    <title>Infographic: The evolution of millennial home buying</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/infographic-the-evolution-of-millennial-home-buying/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 18:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[al.ortiz]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Interest rates]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Millennials are the generation known as the tech generation, the echo generation, along with other monikers. However, they’re also known for their reluctance to buy homes. There have been many reasons for this trend among millennials, according to BBVA USA Head of Mortgage Banking Murat Kalkan.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Millennials are the generation known as the tech generation, the echo generation, along with other monikers. However, they’re also known for their reluctance to buy homes. There have been many reasons for this trend among millennials, according to BBVA USA Head of Mortgage Banking Murat Kalkan.]]>
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                    <title>Myths v. Reality: Refinancing during the COVID-19 outbreak</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/myths-v-reality-refinancing-during-the-covid-19-outbreak/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2020 15:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[al.ortiz]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Analysis and opinion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Coronavirus]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Interest rates]]>
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                            <![CDATA[While most people across the U.S. are isolating themselves in their homes to protect themselves and loved ones from the COVID-19 outbreak, some are using the time to refinance that very home.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[While most people across the U.S. are isolating themselves in their homes to protect themselves and loved ones from the COVID-19 outbreak, some are using the time to refinance that very home.]]>
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                    <title>The €STR, a new rate for the euro area</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/the-estr-a-new-rate-for-the-euro-area/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2019 01:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[U518671]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Central banks]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Euro]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Interest rates]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The reform of the reference rates in the euro area to adapt to new regulations, promoted by the European Central Bank (ECB) along with other authorities, is taking shape. On October 2, the ECB began publishing a new overnight rate: the €STR.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The reform of the reference rates in the euro area to adapt to new regulations, promoted by the European Central Bank (ECB) along with other authorities, is taking shape. On October 2, the ECB began publishing a new overnight rate: the €STR.]]>
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                    <title>Onur Genç (BBVA): "We have multiple management levers to mitigate the impact of low interest rates"</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/onur-genc-bbva-we-have-multiple-management-levers-to-mitigate-the-impact-of-low-interest-rates/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 16:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[miriam.gidron]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economic forecasting]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Interest rates]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA CEO Onur Genç underscored during the Group’s <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/results-2q19/">second quarter earnings conference call</a> that the Group has “multiple management levers to mitigate the impact of low interest rates,” both in Europe and in the U.S.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA CEO Onur Genç underscored during the Group’s <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/results-2q19/">second quarter earnings conference call</a> that the Group has “multiple management levers to mitigate the impact of low interest rates,” both in Europe and in the U.S.]]>
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                    <title>ECB gearing up to act after summer</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/ecb-gearing-up-to-act-after-summer/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Miguel Rodríguez Canfranc]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Central banks]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Emerging markets]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Interest rates]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The European Central Bank’s statement and press conference, following the monetary policy meeting held on Thursday, July 25, was one of those examples of pre-announcement of upcoming measures. “It seems quite clear now that a depo cut will be decided soon (we expect it for September now),” <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/en/publicaciones/ecb-determination-to-act-after-holidays/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says BBVA Research in its latest ECB Watch report</a>.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The European Central Bank’s statement and press conference, following the monetary policy meeting held on Thursday, July 25, was one of those examples of pre-announcement of upcoming measures. “It seems quite clear now that a depo cut will be decided soon (we expect it for September now),” <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/en/publicaciones/ecb-determination-to-act-after-holidays/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says BBVA Research in its latest ECB Watch report</a>.]]>
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                    <title>Mortgage Rates Are Moving. Should You Refinance?</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/mortgage-rates-are-moving-should-you-refinance/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2019 15:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Lori Moore]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Interest rates]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Loans]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Mortgages]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Mortgage rates recently reached their lowest point in 13 months, leading many homeowners to ask if now is the right time to consider refinancing.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Mortgage rates recently reached their lowest point in 13 months, leading many homeowners to ask if now is the right time to consider refinancing.]]>
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                    <title>Product feature: BBVA Compass auto loans offer options with holidays around the corner</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/product-feature-bbva-compass-auto-loans-offer-options-with-holidays-around-the-corner/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2018 23:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[al.ortiz]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Interest rates]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Loans]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Prices]]>
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                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?p=592252</guid>
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                            <![CDATA[People have all seen the rinse-and-repeat commercial around the holiday season. A significant other or teenage child wakes up on a snowy morning, being coaxed to come outside to the driveway.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[People have all seen the rinse-and-repeat commercial around the holiday season. A significant other or teenage child wakes up on a snowy morning, being coaxed to come outside to the driveway.]]>
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                    <title>The ECB in no hurry to raise interest rates</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/the-ecb-in-no-hurry-to-raise-interest-rates/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2018 07:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Carmen Álvarez]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Central banks]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Interest rates]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Macroeconomics analysis]]>
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                            <![CDATA[As widely expected, the <a href="https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ECB</a> concluded its monetary policy meeting yesterday without making any changes to its monetary policy stance. As <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Research</a>’s <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ECB_Watch_0918.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ECB Watch</a> report notes, there were other key takeaways that came out of the meeting, such as the end of the <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/keys-understanding-ecbs-non-standard-measures/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Asset Purchase Programming</a>, and the confirmation that the bank is in no rush to hike interest rates. From an economic standpoint, the institution affirmed its inflation outlook but slightly lowered its growth expectations for the euro zone.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[As widely expected, the <a href="https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ECB</a> concluded its monetary policy meeting yesterday without making any changes to its monetary policy stance. As <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Research</a>’s <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ECB_Watch_0918.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ECB Watch</a> report notes, there were other key takeaways that came out of the meeting, such as the end of the <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/keys-understanding-ecbs-non-standard-measures/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Asset Purchase Programming</a>, and the confirmation that the bank is in no rush to hike interest rates. From an economic standpoint, the institution affirmed its inflation outlook but slightly lowered its growth expectations for the euro zone.]]>
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                    <title>The Central Bank of Turkey raises rates above expectations</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/the-central-bank-of-turkey-raises-rates-above-expectations/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Carmen Álvarez]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Central banks]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economic analysis]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Interest rates]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CRBT) decided today to raise the official interest rate by 625 basis points from 17.75 percent to 24 percent. As a <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Policy-Pulse_Monetary-policy_Sep2018-1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Research report</a> points out, the hike came in above market expectations (21 percent according to Bloomberg consensus estimates), and BBVA Research's own forecast (22.75 percent). BBVA Research welcomes the move and believes it should be backed up by a medium-term coherent and detailed fiscal plan.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CRBT) decided today to raise the official interest rate by 625 basis points from 17.75 percent to 24 percent. As a <a href="https://www.bbvaresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Policy-Pulse_Monetary-policy_Sep2018-1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Research report</a> points out, the hike came in above market expectations (21 percent according to Bloomberg consensus estimates), and BBVA Research's own forecast (22.75 percent). BBVA Research welcomes the move and believes it should be backed up by a medium-term coherent and detailed fiscal plan.]]>
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