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Tag: European markets


Capital and Risk, Liquidity

Euro Outlook Improves on Bank Tax Clarity

August 9, 2023

Via: DailyFX

European assets began trading on the front foot this morning after the announcement of a surprising Italian bank tax sent markets lower yesterday. The tax had been brought up before but had since gone off the boil, so while markets […]


Activity, Trading

European stocks extend rally on thawing U.S.-China signs

February 6, 2020

Via: Market Watch

European stocks extended a rally on Thursday, getting a further boost as a sign of warming U.S.-China trade relations stoked optimism, even as a virus continues to curb the world’s number-two economy. After the largest three-day percentage gain since early […]


Activity, Trading

European markets keep climbing after dovish Fed

June 20, 2019

Via: Market Watch

European markets continued to rally after the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated it was considering future rate cuts at its policy meeting Wednesday. How did markets perform? The Stoxx 600 SXXP, +0.68% was 0.7% higher at 387.6, following Wednesday’s rally of […]


Activity, Trading

European stocks rise as ECB mulls tiered rates; Deutsche Bank drops on equity-sale talk

March 28, 2019

Via: Market Watch

A European Central Bank official acknowledged that policy makers were considering tiered rates on deposits, a measure that would bring relief to the banking sector, sending European markets higher on Thursday. But banks were sitting out the gains, led by […]


Activity, Trading

Europe stocks slip as investors wait to hear from ECB’s Draghi, global growth fears fester

March 7, 2019

Via: Market Watch

European markets fell Thursday as the European Central Bank said it expected to leave interest rates unchanged at least through the end of this year and laid out a new round of long-term loans. Investors are now waiting to hear […]


Activity, Trading

European stocks higher; DAX set to close 2018 with biggest loss in 10 years

December 28, 2018

Via: Market Watch

German stocks were poised for their worst annual return in 10 years on the last trading day for that country Friday, while the rest of Europe logged firm gains. Wall Street trading remained volatile after a wild week of trading. […]


Activity, Trading

European stocks trade mixed to kick off November action after brutal October

November 1, 2018

Via: Market Watch

European stocks saw mixed trading action Thursday to kick off November, with the pan-European index rising, while London’s equity market retreated amid a surge in the pound following reports that an accord on Brexit may be at hand. How did […]


Activity, Investment Banking

Investors watch for Italy credit-rating downgrade, amid fears of forced selloff

August 31, 2018

Via: Market Watch

Holders of Italian bonds will nervously eye the debt-rating agencies over the next few weeks ahead of what many anticipate is an imminent downgrade of the country’s sovereign-debt rating, a move that would inflict pain on a bond market already […]