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On the whole, investors are terrified of Europe. The sky-high returns of the mid 2000s ended in a catastrophic 50% collapse for which its equity markets have yet to recover. Most European indices are at the same level as in late 2005 and it seems every time investors turn bullish, the market...
It is ironic that the setting for his speech was London . The UK, of course, never gave up the pound in favor of adopting the euro. Still, as the years drag on the biggest menace to Europe's common currency isn't a profligate Greek government nor the unfavorable productivity of Club Med. The ...
To be honest, I was not going to write any more articles this week. My wife has progressed so well in her recovery that the doctors gave us the "all-clear" to go on our scheduled annual family pilgrimage to Disney. So, we have spent this week visiting with Mickey Mouse. But, with the news th...
By Seema Shah, Chief Strategist, Principal Global Investors In the aftermath of Thursday's abysmal German Ifo Business Climate Index survey, markets had slightly raised their expectations for a European Central Bank ((ECB)) rate cut Thursday. While the ECB President Mario Draghi failed to ...
Rick Rieder argues that anemic growth in Europe is a longstanding problem that today requires a bold solution. Institutionally, the ECB can offer potentially effective, if unconventional, help. A shorter version of this commentary appeared in the Financial Times on July 22, 2019. A spe...
By Ansh Chaudhary Boris Johnson was confirmed as the next prime minister of the U.K. Wednesday. His win makes a "no-deal" Brexit more likely, which could lead to tariffs, trade disruptions, and even a deep recession for Britain, according to the Associated Press . The International Mone...
By Kara Marciscano, CFA European equities had a strong start in the first half of 2019 (+16%). 1 WisdomTree views the recently announced slate of European Union ((EU)) leaders as a further positive catalyst for markets. Additionally, we believe the European Central Bank (ECB) is likely to...
We have closed our underweight in European equities and credit, and upgraded government bonds to overweight. The impetus? We see the European Central Bank ((ECB)) delivering fresh stimulus over coming months, against a backdrop of a stabilizing growth outlook and persistent inflation undershoo...
By Philip Lawlor, managing director, global markets research, Robin Marshall, director, fixed income research ECB President Draghi recently stated his concerns about the slowdown in the eurozone economy and noted that the ECB still has plenty of scope to expand its QE asset purchase progra...
Overview: Comments underscoring the importance of acting preemptively by two Fed officials sent the dollar reeling and helped lift equities after the S&P fell to a two and a half week low. The decline in rates and the US shooting down of an Iranian drone in the Gulf helped spur gold to n...
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On Tuesday, May 15th, U.S. stock markets closed higher, with the Nasdaq reaching a record closing high. Both the S&P 500 and Dow Jones also saw...
On Monday, May 14th, U.S. stock markets closed mixed. After three consecutive weeks of gains, the S&P 500 experienced a slight decline, with in...
On Friday, May 10th, U.S. stock markets closed mixed, with the S&P 500 and the Dow edging up slightly, while the Nasdaq remained nearly unchang...