Search results

Market turbulence and rising rates weigh on EU banking

Location:

INT

Doubts over three large European banks have driven down the stock prices of German and French banks even though the sector benefits from a comfortable return on equity, rising…

Digital euro will launch but perhaps later than 2027

Location:

INT

The digital euro project is the most advanced central bank digital currency (CBDC) plan among Western economies. It promises enhanced strategic autonomy, faster payments and to…

US bank volatility has less impact than in the EU

Location:

EU/US

Although most banks remain stable, and central banks are primed to support any in difficulty, the combination of slower GDP growth, above-target inflation and fast-rising interest…

Excess euro-area liquidity raises bank lending risks

Location:

EU

The ECB stopped purchasing bonds this month after running its asset purchase programme (APP) since March 2015. The APP flooded commercial banks with liquidity in excess of their…

Commercial property poses risks for narrow focus banks

Location:

EUROPE

Banks in larger EU states are heavily exposed to European and US CRE markets, which have further to fall in 2024. Writedowns are underway, dealing a blow to sentiment and harming…

Another rating upgrade is likely for Hungary soon

Location:

HUNGARY

Hungary thereby regains investment-grade status, albeit at the lowest level, from being downgraded to 'junk' because of doubts about the government's policies and the high public…

EU and UK rules on financial trading will diverge

Location:

INTERNATIONAL

Some of these rules will directly impact UK-based financial services firms enmeshed in UK markets, though the United Kingdom aspires to diverge from the common regulatory regime…

Solutions struggle to cut EU small-firm funding woes

Location:

EU

This financing gap -- between what SMEs require to meet expansion targets and what they can raise from internal or external sources -- has been estimated at 1.1-2.2% of GDP…

Financial innovations will evolve with global farming

Location:

INTERNATIONAL

Financial innovation in European agriculture

European investment funding and behaviour is changing

Location:

EUROPE

Investment financing and behaviour.