Dutch Pension Bond Shift Risks Triggering Bond Market Volatility
In the European market for long-term bonds, a once-loyal and deep pocketed customer is about to start shopping…
Bank of Italy Cuts Growth Forecast for 2026 on Trade Tensions
The Bank of Italy cut its growth forecast for next year as the euro zone’s third-biggest economy struggles…
ECB Warns Dutch Pension Reform Risks Spurring Bonds Selloff
The reform of the Dutch pension system may result in a selloff in long-maturity bonds and interest-rate swaps,…
France’s Debt Woes Mount as Fitch Downgrades Credit Rating
Fitch Ratings downgraded France, indicating the upheaval of repeated government collapse has locked the country into an enduring…
Stock Investors Expect Rally as Europe Clinches US Trade Deal
Investors expect automakers and luxury goods makers to lead a relief rally in European stocks when the market…
ECB’s Kazaks Sees Little Need for Further Interest-Rate Cuts
There’s little reason for the European Central Bank to lower interest rates further unless the economy suffers a…
German Business Outlook Edges Up as EU, US Move Toward Deal
Confidence among German businesses improved slightly at the start of third quarter as Europe and the US moved…
Italy Central Bank Says Economy Remained Weak at the End of 2024
Italian economic growth was limited in the final months of the year, according to the country’s central bank.…
Euro-Zone Growth to Stall as Short-Lived Trade Boost Unwinds
Key euro-area output data next week are expected to show the economy stagnated in the second quarter, the…
World Economy Latest: ECB Holds For First Time in a Year
The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged for the first time in more than a year as…
ECB’s Cipollone Is Seeing ‘Conflicting Signals’ in Economy
European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said the economy is sending “conflicting signals” as officials wait…