Franklin FTSE United Kingdom ETF

FLGB

Market cap $879M

Europe's fundamentals are improving while America's decline, Kristina Hooper writes in a guest commentary.

More European countries should foster European capital markets by introducing funded pension systems similar to those in the Nordic ​countries and the Netherlands, Sweden's minister for financial markets said on ‌Friday.

U.K. retail footfall returned to growth in March, but the increase fell short of expectations ahead of a challenging period due to the conflict in the Middle East.

As Europe confronts a new energy crisis, we explore key measures to strengthen energy security beyond simply lowering energy bills, and the potential implications for business leaders. Europe now relies on a wider range of suppliers, but paradoxically, the new geopolitical situation still leaves Europe vulnerable.

European stocks are set to rise on Tuesday as investors brace themselves ahead of President Trump's deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz.

The central bank last month left its key interest rate unchanged at 2%, but set out a number of ways in which developments in the Iran War might affect the eurozone's economic outlook.

The European Commission proposes 17 laws to unite capital markets, backed by major economies.

The European Central Bank is determined to prevent any energy-driven inflation from broadening out, but it is ​too early to discuss dates for possible interest ‌rate hikes, French central bank chief Francois Villeroy de Galhau told Italy's La Stampa newspaper.

The European Central Bank should not rush to raise interest rates to combat a ​surge in inflation and should instead take time to analyse whether ‌the jump is becoming entrenched, board member Isabel Schnabel said on Friday.

Consumer confidence fell to the lowest point since April last year as the Iran war prompted renewed fears over price rises and added to concerns about the strength of the British economy.