Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

VGK

Market cap $32.1B

Yields on eurozone government bonds edged lower, tracking moves in Treasurys amid uncertainty over tariff policies.

European stocks are set to open higher on Friday as traders awaited more earnings reports, and monitored tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

The Eurozone faces unsustainable public finances due to aging demographics, high debt, and stagnant growth, leading governments to seek new tax revenues. Major EU countries are shifting toward taxing capital gains and equity investments, including mark-to-market regimes and higher transaction taxes.

European stocks are expected to open lower on Tuesday as investors keep an eye on earnings.

Goldman Sachs expects equities in Europe and emerging markets to beat the S&P 500 in the next 10 years. The Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF provides exposure to roughly 1,200 European stocks.

AI fears hit stocks on Wall Street on Thursday, with real estate, trucking and software shares among the hardest hit.

The European Commission will present in March a plan to deepen the European Union's single market of 450 million consumers and make it easier for companies to operate across the EU, the Commission's head Ursula von der Leyen said.

European stocks are expected to open higher on Thursday as investors await another big batch of earnings reports.

There's no stopping the momentum in the ETF market. January 2026 brought a record $166 billion in net inflows, surpassing the last three Januarys combined.

A short-lived decline in inflation that takes it below target is unlikely to prompt action by the European Central Bank, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said in a speech at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.