21/11/2025 09:54

iShares Europe AUD ETF (IEU) $99.58

AI may be grabbing the spotlight and powering U.S. market returns, but a different story has been unfolding in Europe. Once you remove Nvidia (NVDA) from the S&P 500, the index’s performance since late 2022 actually falls behind that of the eurozone’s MSCI EMU Index. It’s a striking comparison, highlighting how much U.S. gains have hinged on a small group of mega-cap names rather than broad market strength.

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30/06/2025 09:39

Shawn’s Trade Idea: iShares European Equities ETF (IEU) $96.92

We are looking for the EURO STOXX 50 index to make fresh highs this week, almost in a now-or-never moment, although that would be way too dramatic.

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07/04/2025 09:35

iShares European Equities ETF (IEU) $92.12

As touched on in recent reports, we like European stocks into weakness; we closed out the IEU ETF in February close to ~$95, looking for the very opportunity that is now looming.

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04/04/2025 09:20

European Equities

We continue to like European stocks through 2025/6, but the region will need to navigate Trump’s tariffs before it can return to business as usual. We have adopted a bullish stance towards the EURO STOXX 50 through 2025, but we have wound this back this morning as the fallout from Liberation Day takes hold. However, the first signs of diminishing trade uncertainty, and we can see ourselves donning our bullish hats again.

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04/03/2025 09:15

EURO STOXX 50 Index

European currencies rose on Monday after leaders in the region rushed to craft a plan to support Ukraine, boosting expectations for growth and higher defence spending.

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24/02/2025 09:40

EURO STOXX 50 Index

European indices have surged to new highs in 2025, with the STOXX 50 up +11.8% year-to-date compared to the S&P500, up just +2.2%. The region's tech sector rarely gets a mention, sitting in the shadow of the “Magnificent Seven”, but they are exceeding expectations this quarter, joining financial and healthcare companies as one of the reporting season’s best-performing segments. 

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21/02/2025 09:36

EURO STOXX 50 Index

European markets closed lower on Wednesday as investors assessed several earnings releases and a hotter-than-expected U.K. inflation print.  The regional STOXX 600 ended the session 0.9% lower, retreating further away from Tuesday’s all-time closing high and marking the index’s biggest daily drop in 2025.

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14/02/2025 09:45

EURO STOXX 50 Index

European indices are accelerating to the upside, and we don’t like standing in front of trains! According to the Bank of America Fund Managers survey, money is flowing across the Atlantic, which ties in with our view that European indices are set to outperform their US peers this year.

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07/02/2025 09:09

UK FTSE 100 Index

European indices soared to new highs overnight helped by a 0.25% rate cut to 4.5% by the BOE with further cuts expected as it downgraded the U.K.’s growth forecast for 2025.

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03/02/2025 09:18

EURO STOXX 50 Index

The ECB cut rates 0.25% last week and “bad news” is becoming “good news” for stocks with the EURO STOXX 50 surging to new highs.

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