SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF (FEZ)

Before yesterday's ECB meeting, there was a bit of uncertainty about whether the ECB would hike or not, with markets pricing in a 65% implied probability of a 25-bps hike. A break below the May low of...

Many economists anticipate that the ECB is nearing the conclusion of its rate-hike cycle due to a slowdown in economic growth.

The European Central Bank has raised key interest rates for the tenth consecutive time in an effort to fight inflation. It also updated forecasts, which slash 2024 growth by 50bps. With rates likely t...

The ECB just announced its tenth consecutive policy rate hike since July last year, hiking all interest rates by 25bp. Higher inflation and inflation forecasts look like the main drivers of the hike.

Markets are torn. Will the ECB hike this week or not?

European stocks have a cheap valuation compared to the US, but profit margins are unsustainably high and likely to revert to the mean. The SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF has a dominant sector exposure in cons...

The CPI for services spiked by 5.6% in July, compared to a year ago, up from 5.4% in June and 5.0% in May, another record in the data going back to 1997, according to Eurostat today. “Core” CPI (witho...

The European Central Bank looks set to hike rates by 25bp on Thursday. With the bleak economic outlook and disinflation gaining traction, however, the end to rate hikes is near.

With softening in inflation, there's a compelling investment case for Europe ETFs.

Industrial production growth in Europe has more or less stagnated since late 2020 as the speedy recovery that followed the first round of lockdowns came to a halt. At the same time, the sector is in a...