you are currently viewing:Meeting of 16-17 April 2025 Account of the monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central BankMay 22, 2025--Held in Frankfurt am Main
The severity of the tariffs and the manner in which they had been introduced had led to a breakdown of standard cross-market correlations, with a sell-off of US equities occurring at the same time as a sell-off of Treasuries in the context of a marked depreciation of the US dollar against major currencies. Movements in euro area risk-free rates reflected the opposing impacts of the historic German fiscal package and the global trade conflict. Source: ECB |
June 2, 2025--Janus Henderson's fourth active fixed income ETF launch outside of the US this year
Janus Henderson Investors has launched the Janus Henderson Tabula Euro Short Duration Income UCITS ETF (JHES). available to European investors.
June 12, 2025--The ifo Institute has revised its economic forecast for Germany upward. The German economy is expected to grow by 0.3 percent in 2025 and 1.5 percent in 2026. Compared to the spring forecast, the growth rates have been raised by 0.1 and 0.7 percentage points respectively. "The crisis in the German economy reached its low point in the winter half-year," says Timo Wollmershäuser, Head of Forecasts at ifo.
June 6, 2025--MONTREUX: Selectors share their active ETF action plan as new products flood the European market.
Our allocation is still small, but we have seen a growing interest for active ETFs, and ETFs in general - probably one of the biggest trends that we are seeing so far,' Generali's 40 under 40-listed fund selector, Sofia Righetti said at Citywire's Montreux forum.
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June 4, 2025--The SPDR S&P Europe Defense Vision UCITS ETF invests in at least 30 European-based companies (excluding Russia) involved in defense-related activities.
June 3, 2025--Jacobi Asset Management announces today at Money 20/20 Amsterdam a major milestone in the evolution of digital asset investment in Europe. The Jacobi Bitcoin ETF, Europe's first and only Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), is now open to both retail and professional investors following a landmark decision by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC).
June 3, 2025--The European Union must unite to shape today's global economy, rather than be shaped by it
Not many places match the European Union for quality of life. Its workers enjoy more time off than in many other regions, yet their living standards are among the highest. Its core values of solidarity are exemplified in social contracts that ensure the state will care for those who need it.
June 3, 2025--Long-term, future-focused investment can rescue Europe's largest economy from stagnation
More than a quarter century after The Economist first dubbed Germany the "sick man of Europe," the label applies again.
May 30, 2025--Annual growth rate of broad monetary aggregate M3 increased to 3.9% in April 2025 from 3.7% in March (revised from 3.6%)
Annual growth rate of narrower monetary aggregate M1, comprising currency in circulation and overnight deposits, increased to 4.7% in April from 3.9% in March (revised from 3.8%)
Annual growth rate of adjusted loans to households increased to 1.9% in April from 1.7% in March
May 23, 2025--Europe's policymakers must not rely on the next crisis to force reform to the single currency
The euro is at the core of the European project, but its future is far from assured. Introduced more than 25 years ago, it has survived one crisis after another, and its rules and institutions have changed along the way. Yet these changes to the functioning of European monetary union form a poor long-term basis for institutions.
May 19, 2025--A 'natural expansion' for the firm
Columbia Threadneedle Investments is set to expand its active ETF offering to the European market as it looks to branch out from its existing US range.