ISHARES MSCI EUROZONE ETF News

Rising corporate profits account for almost half the increase in Europe's inflation over the past two years, as companies increased prices by more than spiking costs of imported energy. Europe's busin

The European Central Bank increased its key interest rate to tackle soaring inflation despite a cooling economy and recession fears. Will it continue its rate-hiking cycle past summer?

The European Central Bank President, Christine Lagarde, is keeping the door wide open for more interest rate rises this summer. Lagarde has been explaining her decision to raise eurozone rates again b

The Eurozone economy has encountered a setback, with the first-quarter GDP showing an unexpected contraction. As economists express their pessimism, concerns rise over the region's future performance.

Slowly but surely, the inflation outlook for the eurozone is improving. Headline inflation is normalising, but persistent core inflation is complicating things.

Growth in Europe's advanced economies will slow to 0.7 percent this year from 3.6 percent last year while emerging economies (excluding Türkiye, Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine) will also see a sharp de

EZU invests in eurozone stocks. The fund appears undervalued on the basis of forward earnings growth potential.

Eurozone experienced sluggish growth in the first quarter of 2023 after a flat fourth quarter last year. Take a look into how the Eurozone ETFs performed to the data, with Germany avoiding a technical

Improvement In Eurozone Economic Sentiment Starts To Level Off.

Most ETF trading activity occurs in the secondary market, where ETF shares change hands between buyers and sellers. March 2023 saw a number of shocks to global financial markets, including bank bailou

The ECB continues to fight against inflation and seems unperturbed by the market turmoil of the last few days. Dropping forward guidance, lowering inflation projections, and a growing awareness that t

Last week saw the eurozone's headline inflation for February decline to +8.5% YoY although core inflation (excluding food and energy) came in above expectations at +5.6% YoY. Food inflation remains th

A 50bp rate hike next week looks like a done deal. As regards sentiment indicators, consumer confidence remains low and actual assessment components are still weak.

We think improving euro area activity signals more rate hikes to come. We like short-term government bonds, high-quality credit and selected equity sectors.

Lower energy prices have boosted both business and consumer confidence. However, the better growth outlook will slow the decline in core inflation, pushing the ECB to act more forcefully.