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Here is the latest economic news from Great Britain , and it is not that “great.” “The Office for National Statistics said Monday that the U.K.’s gross domestic product—the broadest measure of goods and services produced in the economy—was 1.4% hig...

Overview: Lifted by the re-opening of Chinese markets after the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, global equities are trading firmer. Outside of Japanese markets that were closed, the large markets in Asia - China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Hong Kong advanced. European bourses are following s...

Back down with a bump Driven initially by a slowdown in exports, eurozone growth weakened markedly through 2018, culminating in a 1.2% y/y increase in GDP in Q4, the weakest pace of expansion in almost five years. IHS Markit's composite PMI suggests the underlying weakness will continue. T...

According to legend, the person who unraveled the Gordian Knot would rule the world. No one succeeded until Alexander the Great took his mighty sword and sliced the knot in half. A young boy saw him afterward, crying on the steps of the Temple of Apollo. "Why are you crying?" the boy asked, "y...

By Christopher Gannatti, CFA Lately, it has seemed easy to find reasons to avoid investing in European assets: There have been many important dates in the Brexit process. The dates seem to come and go, and no one has any clarity on exactly what will happen. Last year, a populist go...

They staked everything on inflation. In truth, central bankers had no other choice. Having backed themselves into such a narrow corner by doing the same thing over and over and over again, it was only going to be one or the other. Either it worked or for all time they would prove they really h...

Germany is a tough one to get around. Argentina falls into a bad recession, you can get by believing that's not particularly unusual or interesting. If its neighbor Brazil becomes shaky, you can still chalk it up to EM volatility. Italy is Europe's perpetual basket case. China's a little more ...

Fourth-quarter volatility expanded the opportunity set for those looking for a deal By Mark McDonnell, CFA ® , Senior Equities Analyst in Equities The fourth quarter of 2018 was tough on investors in European equities, and uncertainty appears to be rising as we enter ...

The last eight years of euro's 20 years in existence have been a disaster for the thesis of economic convergence - the idea that the common currency is a necessary condition for delivering economic growth to the 'peripheral' euro area economies in the need of 'convergence' with the more advanc...

Growth in the eurozone is decreasing. Consequently, the European Central Bank, under the leadership of its president, Mario Draghi, which just ended its multi-year effort at quantitative easing, is concerned about moving to a more restrictive stance. Mr. Draghi "has signaled that the bank ...