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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

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 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

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

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

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

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.

Investors were net purchasers of money market funds while being net redeemers of equity funds, tax-exempt fixed income funds, and taxable bond funds for the week. For the week, the average equity fund

Economists expected the U.S. economy to have added 185,000 jobs last month, following the 223,000 added in December. Forecasts also had the unemployment rate increase from 3.5% to 3.6%.

Headline inflation continues its fast decline and dropped to 8.5% in January, while core inflation remains stubbornly high at 5.2%. Lacking German inputs, these numbers are tricky to interpret, but fo

In 2023, many EU sectors will see diminishing growth due to a weak economy. Manufacturing, staffing, and construction are likely to face a small decline though not all sectors will shrink.

Despite a huge energy shock in the economy, production has held up well. There are no miracles here, though.

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