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European stocks have severely lagged U.S. stocks over the past year. In that stretch, the iShares MSCI EMU Index (BATS: EZU) is up just 6%, while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) is up 50.9%. Eurozone uncertainty related to Brexit, an economic slowdown in Germany and other factors have...

Italian economist and former Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) banker turned European Central Bank President Mario Draghi held his last press conference Thursday as he prepares to leave the position Oct. 31 after eight tumultuous years at the ECB.  European leaders have nominated...

The International Monetary Fund has released its latest World Economic Outlook and cut global growth. Global economic growth is forecast at 3% rate this year, the slowest pace since the 2008 financial crisis. The IMF has become more pessimistic about the global economy due to the higher import...

Brexit, geopolitical fissures and trade conflicts are threatening the global economy, Kristalina Georgieva, the new managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said in a Tuesday speech. Trade growth is nearly flat, and tensions have soured market sentiment, deterred investment and stunted...

The economy of Canada contracted modestly in the month of February as investors kept a close watch on global growth numbers in 2019. Statistics Canada reported Tuesday that Canada’s GDP was down 0.1 percent in February, missing consensus economist expectations of 0.1-percent growth....

The International Monetary Fund is the latest major economic institution to temper global economic growth expectations for 2019. On Tuesday, the IMF reduced its full-year global growth forecast from 3.5 percent to 3.3 percent. Economic Headwinds In its new report, the IMF said ongoing trade...

Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies have been some of the hottest investments in the world in recent years. This year alone, the Bitcoin Investment Trust (OTC: GBTC) is up more than 476 percent. But while some investors are going all in on cryptocurrency as the future of payments, other...

Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (NYSE: DB)'s recovery since late September may prove to be short lived, as the shares are heading southward once again. The latest catalyst being an announcement from the company concerning a capital raising plan. Stock On Down Move Since 2014 For those not keyed-in...

When commodities swooned over the past two years, plenty of emerging markets and the corresponding exchange-traded funds felt the pain. The Global X MSCI Colombia ETF (NYSE: GXG) was among those ETFs, losing an average of 34 percent in 2014 and 2015. Commodities' Swoon And Subsequent Rebound Those...

The U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise interest rates at its upcoming December meeting next week. The bank has been discussing the possibility of a rate hike for the past year, leaving markets to guess when and how much the bank will decide to increase. While predictions for when a...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) now warns that the global economy is entering a critical period in its recovery from the Financial Crisis. As policymakers shift away from unprecedented accommodative measures, global markets will be left to stand on their own two feet for the first time...