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In the past cycle, many practitioners have questioned the ability of the ECB to raise inflation. Figure 1 (left frame) shows that the market-implied measure of inflation expectations, the 5Y5Y inflation swap, has constantly been declining in the past cycle and is currently sitting at 1.3%, far...

Three eurozone economic numbers No one's all that surprised that growth isn't wondrous and roaring in the eurozone. It hasn't been for years, and no one can think of any reason why it should suddenly have become so. However, it's running worse than we'd generally expected, and there's nothin...

On the latest edition of Market Week in Review, Director of Client Investment Strategies Mark Eibel and Head of AIS Business Solutions Sophie Antal Gilbert discussed recent market performance, the latest on Brexit and the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed)'s minutes from its Oct. 30 meeting. ...

A Weak Eurozone Economy The European Commission's recently updated eurozone growth forecasts point to weak growth - especially in big manufacturing countries such as Germany and Italy - for 2020 and 2021. As a whole, the eurozone is projected to grow only 1.1% in 2019 and 1.2% in 2020 - ha...

It's looking like a eurozone recession We should distinguish between recession - two quarters of falling output - and technical recession - a recorded fall in output. The eurozone as a whole - not just German industrial production - looks like it will meet that second definition in the near ...

By Antonio Docal, CFA, Director of Portfolio Management, Portfolio Manager, Research Analyst, Templeton Global Equity Group; Heather Waddell, CFA, Portfolio Manager, Research Analyst, Templeton Global Equity Group; Peter Moeschter, CFA, Portfolio Manager, Research Analyst, Templeton Global Eq...

As I stare across the Pond, I am troubled by what I see. In my opinion, the situation in the EU is deteriorating. The governments there, of course, will tell you that everything is just fine and it is all a case of some minor squabbles. I am not buying this concept and I am becoming increasing...

By Bill Witherell, Ph.D The exceptional Saturday session of the United Kingdom's Parliament, the first in 37 years, was expected to produce a decisive "yes" or "no" vote on the new Brexit deal Prime Minister Boris Johnson had negotiated with the European Union ((EU)). October 19 was the fi...

By David Zahn, CFA, Head of European Fixed Income, Senior Vice President, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group Against the odds, Boris Johnson's UK government appears to have agreed to a deal in principle with the European Union ((EU)), which could see the United Kingdom leave the EU on ...

By Roberto Silvestri Since the formation of a new government led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Westminster, the likelihood of a no-deal exit of the United Kingdom from the EU on October 31 seems to have risen exponentially. Hence, the EU is accelerating its preparation for this scenar...