| ECB-Meeting of 5-6 March 2025
Account of the monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank
April 3, 2025--Held in Frankfurt am Main |
| In the euro area, markets had focused on the near-term macroeconomic backdrop, with incoming data in the euro area surprising on the upside.
Lower energy prices responding in part to the prospect of a ceasefire in Ukraine, looser fiscal policy due to increased defence spending and a potential relaxation of Germany's fiscal rules had supported investor sentiment. This contrasted with developments in the United States, where market participants’ assessment of the new US Administration's policy decisions had turned more negative amid fears of tariffs driving prices up and dampening consumer and business sentiment. A puzzling feature of recent market developments had been the dichotomy between measures of policy uncertainty and financial market volatility. Global economic policy uncertainty had shot up in the final quarter of 2024 and had reached a new all-time high, surpassing the peak seen at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. By contrast, volatility in euro area and US equity markets had remained muted, despite having broadly traced dynamics in economic policy uncertainty over the past 15 years. |
| ETF and ETP Listings on September 1, 2025, new on Xetra and Borse Frankfurt September 1, 2025-The Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap ESG UCITS ETF invests in small-cap companies from developed European countries that meet defined minimum environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. This is followed by a targeted selection of companies in order to reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions in the portfolio. |
| 21Shares Launches First ETP Tracking Hyperliquid, the Market Leader in Decentralized Perpetuals August 29, 2025--21Shares, one of the world's leading issuers of crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs), today announced the launch of the 21Shares Hyperliquid ETP (Ticker: HYPE) on the SIX Swiss Exchange. |
| ETF and ETP Listings on August 27, 2025, new on Xetra and Borse Frankfurt August 27, 2025-The iShares $ Corp Bond ESG SRI UCITS ETF EUR Hedged (Acc) invests in investment-grade, fixed-income corporate bonds denominated in U.S. dollar with a minimum remaining maturity of one year. The bonds are selected according to ESG criteria. The share class is currency-hedged against the euro. |
| 21Shares Renames Spot Ethereum Product August 26, 2025- 21Shares,one of the world's leading issuers of crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs),today announced the launch of the 21Shares Hyperliquid ETP (Ticker: HYPE) on the SIX Swiss Exchange. |
| ETF and ETP Listings on August 26, 2025, new on Xetra and Borse Frankfurt August 26, 2025-The Xtrackers Europe Defence Technologies UCITS ETF invests in European companies involved in the defense industry, space and cybersecurity. Companies are selected based on two criteria: revenue share from the relevant sectors and the number of high-quality patents. |
| ETF and ETP Listings on August 22, 2025, new on Xetra and Borse Frankfurt August 22, 2025-The HSBC Plus Emerging Markets Equity Income Quant Active Ucits ETF is actively managed and invests in companies that are domiciled in emerging markets or that generate most of their revenues there. The fund manager uses a quantitative investment process that targets stocks with attractive dividends and quality characteristics. |
| ETF and ETP Listings on August 20, 2025, new on Xetra and Borse Frankfurt August 20, 2025-The UBS Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF tracks the performance of around 430 large and mid-cap companies from 15 developed European countries, such as the UK, France, Germany and Switzerland.
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| ETF and ETP Listings on August 19, 2025: new on Xetra and Borse Frankfurt August 19, 2025-The 21Shares Aave ETP provides easy and low-cost access to the Aave cryptocurrency, which serves as the control unit of one of the largest decentralized crypto lending networks.
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