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At a seven-week high, Wall Street’s ‘fear’ index

At a seven-week high, Wall Street’s ‘fear’ index At a seven-week high, Wall Street’s ‘fear’ index

CBOE’s VIX volatility index, Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” hit a seven-week high on Monday morning as the risk of more aggressive rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank grew. The volatility index, or VIX, jumped 7.4 points to 27.46, the highest level since July 14, according to Reuters. Europe’s benchmark, […]

Deutsche Bank: Liquidates its profits from European shares – The rally is over, ‘alert’ on six fronts

Deutsche Bank: Liquidates its profits from European shares – The rally is over, ‘alert’ on six fronts Deutsche Bank: Liquidates its profits from European shares – The rally is over, ‘alert’ on six fronts

By Eleftherias Kourtalis The risks outweigh the positive catalysts for the continuation and so the German bank decided to liquidate its profits and downgrade its attitude towards the European shares after the rally they recorded since mid-June, as things show, it will not continue . Among the factors driving investors back into the market in […]

BofA, JP Morgan cut price targets for European markets on recession fears

BofA, JP Morgan cut price targets for European markets on recession fears BofA, JP Morgan cut price targets for European markets on recession fears

The rally in European stocks appears to have come full circle, strategists predict, with last month’s gains coinciding with cuts in their year-end price targets by both Bank of America and JPMorgan . The Stoxx Europe 600 index will close 2022 at 447 points, implying gains of less than 2 percent from now, according to […]

Cautious rise in euro markets with an eye on the macro-economics

Cautious rise in euro markets with an eye on the macro-economics Cautious rise in euro markets with an eye on the macro-economics

Europe’s main markets are attempting to close the stock market week on a positive note, with investors trying to decipher recent macroeconomic data. In particular, the pan-European Stoxx 600 index showed a slight increase of 0.2% moving to 441.1 points, with the travel and leisure sector increasing by 2.1% while telecommunications fell by 0.4%. The […]

Friday’s losses were erased by the euro markets led by retail trade

Friday’s losses were erased by the euro markets led by retail trade Friday’s losses were erased by the euro markets led by retail trade

The main European indexes started the week with gains that offset the jitters from the overly strong US labor market. In particular, the pan-European Stoxx 600 index finished trading at 438.92 points, up 0.73%, receiving a strong boost from the retail sector which closed with a 2.5% jump. In the rest of the European charts, […]

Euro markets welcomed the Bank of England with a mild rise

Euro markets welcomed the Bank of England with a mild rise Euro markets welcomed the Bank of England with a mild rise

The main European indices closed with small gains, on a day marked by the Bank of England’s historic interest rate hike, the biggest since 1995. In particular, the pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed at 439.06 points, up just 0.17%, with the travel and leisure sector jumping 1.9%, while the energy sector fell 1.3%. The Stoxx […]

Euro markets completed their best month since November 2020

Euro markets completed their best month since November 2020 Euro markets completed their best month since November 2020

The main European indices finished both the day and the month with strong gains, with the investment mood appearing strengthened against the backdrop of corporate results and macroeconomic figures. In particular, the pan-European Stoxx 600 closed up 1.3% at 438.3 points, with the energy sector rallying 2.9% and most of the index’s sectors in positive […]

Strong losses of more than 2% in the euro markets in the shadow of recession

Strong losses of more than 2% in the euro markets in the shadow of recession Strong losses of more than 2% in the euro markets in the shadow of recession

Major European indices ended with heavy losses of well over 2%, as fears of an impending global recession intensified. In particular, the pan-European Stoxx 600 closed down 2.1% at 400.68 points, with energy shares falling 6.8%. Even greater were the pressures on the European high capitalization of the Stoxx 50, which ended at 3,359 points […]

Upward start to the week in the euro markets

Upward start to the week in the euro markets Upward start to the week in the euro markets

The main European indices are moving in positive territory in the first trading of the week, looking to leave behind the difficult first half of the year, which was dominated by concerns about inflation, the war in Ukraine and the possibility of a global economic recession. In particular, the pan-European Stoxx 600 is up by […]

‘Drama’ for markets in the first half – 13 trillion. dollars were distributed in the stock markets

‘Drama’ for markets in the first half – 13 trillion. dollars were distributed in the stock markets ‘Drama’ for markets in the first half – 13 trillion.  dollars were distributed in the stock markets

“Blood” flowed into equity, bond and cryptocurrency markets in the first half of the year, while commodity markets soared. The war in Ukraine brought the “perfect storm” as the “fire” of inflation and interest rate hikes by central banks caused drama in the markets. Investor sentiment remains under pressure, with the war in Ukraine showing […]