U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on AI infrastructure at the Roosevelt room at White House in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda raises awkward questions for the European Union, although some lawmakers say Trump’s return to the White House could be a “real opportunity”…
The European Central Bank is “not overly concerned” by the impact of inflation abroad on the euro zone, the institution’s President Christine Lagarde told CNBC Wednesday. Asked about the potential effect on Europe if inflation resurges in the U.S., Lagarde said: “If there is reigniting of inflation in the United States it will be an…
The Euro sculpture near the Commerzbank AG headquarters, in the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Commerzbank is taking the precautionary move ahead of its engagement with UniCredit SpA, according to people familiar with the matter. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images European banking leaders are…
Reuters Donald Trump said Greenland was “critical” for the US’s national and economic security (file photo) France has said the European Union will not allow other nations to attack its “sovereign borders”, after US President-Elect Donald Trump refused to rule out using military force to seize Greenland. On Tuesday, Trump reiterated his desire to acquire…
Russian gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine are to end on Wednesday, when a five-year deal between Ukraine’s gas transit operator Naftogaz and Russia’s Gazprom expires. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country would not allow Russia to “earn additional billions on our blood” and had given the EU a year to prepare. The EU…
Investors should consider quality firms in China and Europe with superior valuations that have executed very well despite the “dire” political and economic situations in these markets, according to Pella Funds’ Jordan Cvetanovski. In the last two to three months, Pella Funds has been looking for opportunities in China and has increased its exposure to…
Investors should look to the unloved region of Europe for opportunities, according to fund manager Sean Peche, who said there are some “very attractively priced” companies in the region. Europe has fallen out of favor, Ranmore Fund Management’s Peche told CNBC’s Silvia Amaro — and investors have been distracted by Donald Trump’s U.S. election win. “At…
A tourist takes a photo as the Acropolis’ Propylaea are seen in the background, in Athens, Greece, on June 28, 2024. Elias Marcou | Reuters Flights between the U.S. and Europe have not been this cheap in three years, when many countries were just lifting Covid-19 era rules. Fares are low even for the traditionally…
