FEEU News and Press, Barclays ETN FI Enhanced Europe 50 ETN From 02/18/19

There are several upcoming events where Europe is going to be hitting the walls with who knows what exact results. Don't be so foolish to think that just because it is a Continent away that these events will not affect the global bond and equity markets. They will. The American markets will al...

By Jeff Weniger, CFA You wouldn't know it from the stock market's gut-wrenching fourth-quarter decline and 2019's snapback, but the euro has been downright sleepy. Be careful because that can change quickly. EUR/USD touched a recent low of $1.128 in November and has been moving in a 3-...

Here are four charts that look at key aspects of the US and Eurozone economies: swap spreads, industrial production, equity prices, and exchange rates. By now everyone knows that the Eurozone has its problems, especially with the UK's bumbling attempt to exit the Eurozone trade agreement, Fran...

Government actions eroding investor trust After the briefest and weakest of economic recoveries, Italy has succumbed to its third recession in a decade. This risks further undermining Italian support for the euro, particularly considering that Italian living standards today are below those...

By Christopher Gannatti, CFA, Head of Research, Europe I admit it - I was stunned by January's turnaround in market performance. It seemed logical to consider a more defensive approach. And if someone had asked me if it was appropriate to over-weight small-cap equities, I wouldn't have h...

Original Post By Stuart Burns Everything in the garden may look rosy from the U.S., but there is no doubt that the global economy is slowing. Recent data from Germany suggests the engine of the European Union is suffering as much as anyone. A Telegraph article last week examines...

By Antonio (Tony) Docal, CFA, Director of Portfolio Management, Templeton Global Equity Group® and Heather Arnold, CFA, Director of Research, Portfolio Manager, Templeton Global Equity Group® The market environment for value investors over the past few years has been less than id...

Weekly Market Compass: Several critical deadlines are fast approaching By Kristina Hooper, Chief Global Market Strategist in Market & Economic In Greek mythology, the "sword of Damocles" is a powerful morality tale. King Dionysius is a leader who grows weary of a young sy...

Editor's note: Originally published at tsi-blog.com on February 4, 2019 [This blog post is an excerpt from a commentary posted at TSI about three weeks ago.] TARGET2 is the system set up in the eurozone to clear inter-bank payments. The Bundesbank (Germany's central bank) describes i...

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...