FEU News and Press, SPDR DJ STOXX 50 Etf From 09/10/19

We identified geopolitical risk as the key market driver in the second half of 2019 in our midyear investment outlook . The UK is the latest example, where deep divisions over a potential Brexit have unsettled the political landscape, paving the way for a broader set of potential outcomes...

The markets closed last week in a bullish mood on the news that (stop me if you've heard this one before) the US and China will be back at the negotiating table in October. You don't say! Oh but this time we have schedules and a list of attendees so it is totally different. h/t @StockCats ...

EU Conclusion: The EU is in a precarious position. Because it's far more export-dependent, the region has been negatively affected by the global trade slowdown, which has sent the manufacturing sector into a contraction. Consumers are still spending, which is keeping growth modestly positive...

Within our mandate, the ECB is ready to do whatever it takes for the euro. Believe me, it will be enough. – Mario Draghi Seven years have passed since the famous “whatever it takes” speech held by Draghi in London. The Euro ( FXE ) and the Eurozone were in a death ...

The hope in an arranged marriage is that people marry, and then fall in love. Sometimes that works, other times it doesn't. Two decades after inception, the eurozone countries' arranged marriage-type of union looks shaky at best, and now it is even more challenged by ongoing, global disruptive...

By David Zahn, CFA, Head of European Fixed Income, Senior Vice President, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group® As European investors and market practitioners return from their summer vacations and prepare for the final third of 2019, our Head of European Fixed Income David Zahn hig...

The Basic Brexit Problem Actually, there are two Brexit problems. One is the political one of should we go or should we not? I'm very biased upon this - Go! - but my own prejudices aren't a useful guide to investment. The second is the more important for us here. What is the effect of both B...

With Boris Johnson, the UK's new Prime Minister, having successfully maneuvered to prorogue Parliament this fall, a move which was approved by the Queen, there is now very little reason left to doubt that Britain intends to leave the EU on October 31, whether there is a deal in place or not. T...

On the latest edition of Market Week in Review, Quantitative Investment Strategist Dr. Kara Ng and Research Analyst Brian Yadao discussed the latest Brexit developments, optimism in the China-U.S. trade war and downside risks to markets in the months ahead. Johnson to suspend Parliam...

At the next European Central Bank ((ECB)) policy meeting in September, it is expected to gently lower interest rates to ease the burden on a stagnant eurozone economy. However, previous long-term Quantitative Easing ((QE)) measures, along with a prolonged period of historically low interest...