European Investment Trust JEDT well positioned as inflation falls

Since the year began, more and more investors have been worried about the concentration of returns within the S&P 500, and more generally US large cap valuations. Risk appetite nonetheless remains high, as equity markets should – all other

European stock markets largely edged higher Tuesday, helped by positive earnings from banking giant HSBC ahead of the start of the crucial Federal Reserve policy meeting as well as the release of the latest Eurozone inflation

European stock markets traded in the green on Friday morning, rounding off a broadly negative week dominated by corporate earnings. The Stoxx 600 index was 0.3% higher at 10:26 a.m. London time, with technology stocks up

European stock markets rose Monday, as investors digested a slew of significant corporate earnings ahead of the release of key German inflation data. At 03:15 ET (07:15 GMT), the DAX index in Germany traded 0.4% higher,

The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and European stocks were higher on Friday after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept its monetary policy unchanged at the conclusion of its two-day meeting. Interest rates remained on hold around zero,

European shares edged higher on Monday with investors bracing for earnings reports from several big banks later in the week, while Portuguese oil firm Galp soared to a 16-year high following a positive update to its

‘The low growth outlook for Europe will improve as soon as the ECB cuts interest rates. Inflation in Europe has fallen more sharply than in the US; this means that the conditions for a rate cut

European shares climbed on Monday, led by cyclical stocks, after strong industrial production data from the region’s largest economy Germany, although there was a sense of caution ahead of this week’s European Central Bank’s (ECB) policy

Analysts concur that European stocks are notably more affordable than U.S. equities. For instance, the stocks in the Stoxx Europe 600 are valued at 14 times earnings, while those in the S&P 500 trade at 25 times annual

European stocks kicked off the second quarter slightly higher, with focus on a string of economic data points including inflation data from Germany that could provide clarity on the timing for interest rate cuts by the

The past few months have been characterised by a tempering of any enthusiasm over potential interest rate cuts. But in recent days central bankers appear to have softened their stance. For investors, any move on rates

Europe’s major stock markets opened higher Monday ahead of key eurozone inflation data, and at the start of a busy week for global central banks. In initial trade, London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading companies

European stocks and US equity futures gained ahead of keenly awaited US inflation data that will help determine when the Federal Reserve finally pivots to monetary easing. The Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.6%, headed by energy,

European stock markets edged higher Wednesday in cautious trading, as investors awaited the U.K. Budget as well as congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, ahead of a European Central Bank rate-setting meeting later in

European markets were cautiously higher Thursday morning as investors look ahead to key inflation reports in both the U.S. and Europe. The Stoxx 600 index was up 0.15% in early trade, continuing the week’s muted movements, with sectors

Europe markets on Tuesday closed slightly higher, amid shaky global sentiment and ahead of U.S. and European inflation data later in the week. Stocks closed slightly higher on Tuesday, as market participants await U.S. and European