These old-timers have been racking up the sort of market gains that would make many tech start-ups jealous
German medical technology company’s decision comes after car parts retailer Autodoc pushes back flotation plans
S&P 500 has outstripped rival global indices in the second quarter as tariff turmoil fades
World’s largest sovereign wealth fund says ambitious action needed to improve competitiveness
Transatlantic gap in stock performance this year is particularly wide in smaller stocks
Donald Trump’s trade war and rapidly mounting government debt have shaken confidence in American assets
Financing round for Germany’s Scalable Capital values it at about €1.5bn
Inflated stock prices may have been mistaken for growth-driven superiority
World ex-US funds have long been out of favour but have attracted $2.1bn in assets over past three months
WIG index up more than 28% this year as one of world’s top performing bourses, helped by Germany’s fiscal ‘bazooka’
Any trade agreement with China will not settle questions over the ongoing supremacy of US capital markets
Germany’s Dax index climbed to a record high on Friday, erasing losses from US tariff threats
Dax index becomes first major European benchmark to recover all losses sparked by US tariff threats
China says it is ‘evaluating’ recent overtures from Washington about starting tariff discussions
Investors fear Trump’s tariff blitz will lead to US stagflation while weak dollar adds to woes
Swiss lender’s market capitalisation has been hit harder by US tariffs than Spanish rival
Investors shift focus from fiscal stimulus to prospect of recession as indices give up gains
Also in this newsletter: Foot-and-mouth disease returns to central Europe
Asian and European indices and US futures fall in wake of worst week for Wall Street equities since pandemic
Ulf Kristersson calls for EU capital markets union to put halt to exodus of homegrown companies
Carmakers’ shares drop as Asian, European and North American countries respond to US president’s latest measures
Amundi to join flurry of ETF launches as once-shunned sector returns to favour
Milestone caps a 40% rally in past year for German software group
Control over Moscow’s blocked foreign reserves empowers the EU to shape how the Ukraine war ends
The very tight rein in all aspects of policy — fiscal, monetary and regulatory — is easing
