Trump, Europe and tariffs
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IEUR's heavy exposure to financials and industrials increases vulnerability to possible tariffs and European macro downgrades. Short-term resolution of tariff threats is reasonable to hope for, but we remain cautious on IEUR given its dependence on U.S. economic health through EU and US macro indexation.
Electric vehicle maker NIO said it will keep expanding in Europe and continues reviews tied to its China-made EV subsidy probe.
The drop has tempered the momentum in the pan-European STOXX 600 index that hit a string of record highs to kick off 2026
They cut Europe, excluding the UK, to "neutral" in their global allocation on the weaker near-term investment case.
As reported by the FT, Michel Liès, chair of Zurich Insurance Group, has written to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen urging the bloc to emulate the UK, which gave its regulators similar growth and competitiveness objectives in 2023.
SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF offers unhedged exposure to European equities, tracking the STOXX Europe Total Market Index with a 0.07% expense ratio. SPEU has delivered its strongest decade performance in 2024, up 33% YTD, benefiting from a weaker dollar and ...
TABB Group has released its first monthly report tracking liquidity in European equity markets. The new report, named the European Equities LiquidityMatrix, provides trading and investment firms with a view of market share trends across all major European ...
U.S. futures fell sharply and European markets shed more than 1% on tensions driven by the Trump administration’s new tariff threats over Greenland. France's CAC 40 slipped 1.2% to 8,014.42, while Germany's DAX lost 1.