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Daniela Pylypczak: To put it mildly, European stocks have had a rough couple of years, as the eurozone sovereign-debt crisis continues to plague the continent. And with many economies in the eurozone continuing to teeter on the edge of default (or forced bailouts), investors around Read more…
Eric Dutram: Thanks to recent moves by the ECB, and especially the promise by Draghi to buy up sovereign debt if highly indebted nations ask for the help, European stocks have been back on track in recent weeks. Prices for a variety of European-based stocks and European ETFs Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: Rising Spanish Yields Troublesome: The recent strength in defensive assets, coupled with an uncertain bailout timetable in Spain, tell us to continue to manage risk closely. The “risk-off” trade may be returning to the Spanish bond market, Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: The five fundamental drivers that could spark a stock market correction are: Read more…
Jim Trippon: German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a quick pilgrimage to Europe’s major trading partner, China, which shows again, among other things, how important Read more…
Tom Essaye: One of the most anticipated ECB meetings in history occurred last week, and with it the European crisis entered a new phase. Generally speaking ECB Chief Mario Draghi and the ECB met most of the market’s lofty expectations, as evidenced by market action. Read more…
Eric Dutram: This year hasn’t exactly been a great one to be heavily allocated to European ETFs or stocks, as worries over a euro breakup or continued recession have dashed hopes for growth and a return to normal in the region. Still, despite the gloom and doom Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: There are four primary reasons risk assets can move higher than most can rationally comprehend: Read more…
Jeff Harding: The European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to bailout its bankrupt members, mainly Italy (NYSEARCA:EWI) and Spain (NYSEARCA:EWP), by buying their shorter-term bonds ( 1 to 3 years) with newly created money. The idea is to drive down Read more…
Guess who is going to need a bailout right after Spain (NYSEARCA:EWP)? The Italian economy is the 8th largest economy on the entire planet and right now it is being absolutely overwhelmed by a tsunami of debt. In an attempt to address this problem Read more…
Michael Snyder: Summer vacation is over and things are about to get very interesting in Europe (NYSEARCA:VGK). Most Americans don’t realize this, but much of Europe Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: The Eurozone debt crisis has taken a late summer vacation. Since it would be very inconvenient for a disaster to erupt while everyone is on holiday, it doesn’t. Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: The current rally in stocks is relatively simple to explain. Hedge funds and institutional managers believe the Europeans are on the verge of a significant Read more…
In trading on Thursday, the iShares MSCI Spain Index (NYSEARCA:EWP) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 5.29% on the day. Also up on the day is the Read more…
Eric Dutram: With the ECB president, Mario Draghi, failing to announce more stimulus measures or similarly accommodative moves for the common currency and its many struggling members, stocks in the region are under pressure yet again. Read more…
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