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European Commission-Juncker Plan has made major impact on EU jobs and growth
October 22, 2019--The Investment Plan for Europe, the Juncker Plan, has played a key role in boosting jobs and growth in the EU. Investments by the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group backed by the Juncker Plan's European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) have increased EU gross domestic product (GDP) by 0.9% and added 1.1 million jobs compared to the baseline scenario.
By 2022, the Juncker Plan will have increased EU GDP by 1.8% and added 1.7 million jobs. These are the latest calculations by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Economics Department of the EIB Group, based on financing agreements approved until the end of June 2019.
ECB-Euro area monthly balance of payments: August 2019
October 18, 2019--In August 2019 the current account of the euro area recorded a surplus of €27 billion, compared with a surplus of €22 billion in July 2019.
In the 12-month period to August 2019, the current account recorded a surplus of €312 billion (2.7% of euro area GDP), compared with a surplus of €398 billion (3.5% of euro area GDP) in the 12 months to August 2018.
In the financial account, euro area residents made net acquisitions of foreign portfolio investment securities totalling €153 billion in the 12-month period to August 2019 (down from €411 billion in the 12 months to August 2018).
Official Statistics: Forecast for the UK economy: October 2019
October 16, 2019--A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in October 2019.
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Monday Morning Memo: Review of the European ETF Market, September 2019
October 14, 2019--After outflows in August, the promoters of ETFs in Europe enjoyed above average inflows in September. These led, in combination with the positive performance of the underlying markets, to an increase in assets under management in the European ETF industry from €757.0 bn as of August 31, 2019, to €795.5 bn at the end of September.
The increase of €38.5 bn for September was driven by estimated net inflows (+€19.5 bn), while the performance of the underlying markets contributed €19.1 bn to the increase in assets under management.
It was not surprising equity funds (€536.2 bn) held the majority of assets, followed by bond funds (€225.5 bn), commodity products (€21.5 bn), alternative UCITS products (€6.3 bn), money market funds (€3.8 bn), mixed-assets funds (€2.0 bn), and "other" funds (€0.1 bn).
New WisdomTree ETF on Xetra: Cloud technology companies
October 14, 2019--Since Monday, a new WisdomTree ETF is tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.
The WisdomTree Cloud Computing UCITS ETF-USD Acc gives investors the opportunity to invest in cloud technology companies. The ETF aims to track the price and return performance of the BVP Nasdaq Emerging Cloud Index before fees and expenses.
It invests in future-oriented listed companies that primarily provide cloud software and services to their customers.
A total of 49 companies from the USA, Canada, Australia and Israel were selected by Bessemer Venture Partners and included in the index. The individual stocks in the index are equally weighted and rebalanced every six months in February and August.
LuxSE releases Guide to ESG Reporting
October 14, 2019--In line with its stated objective to promote transparent capital markets, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) has published a set of comprehensive guidelines for reporting on Environmental, Social and Governance aspects (ESG).
Reflecting the unique diversity in its capital market ecosystem, LuxSE's ESG Guidelines address the specific scope and needs of its three main stakeholders: companies, issuers of sustainable debt instruments, and asset managers active in sustainable & responsible investment funds.
LSE lays down tougher rules for green bond reporting
October 11, 2019--Exchanges push out series of initiatives aimed at facilitating sustainable investments
Bonds issued by companies with revenues dominated by green activities will be required to submit annual, verified reports about how the proceeds are being used, the exchange said on Friday, while the "Green Economy Mark" will identify equity issuers with at least half of their revenues coming from environmental...
Euro area securities issues statistics: August 2019
October 11, 2019--The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents was 3.2% in August 2019, compared with 3.0% in July.
For the outstanding amount of listed shares issued by euro area residents, the annual rate of change was-0.1% in August 2019, the same as in July.
Debt securities
New issuance of debt securities by euro area residents totalled EUR 512.2 billion in August 2019. Redemptions amounted to EUR 479.5 billion and net issues to EUR 32.7 billion. The annual growth rate of outstanding debt securities issued by euro area residents was 3.2% in August 2019, compared with 3.0% in July.
ECB-Account of the monetary policy meeting
October 10, 2019--of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank held in Frankfurt am Main on Wednesday and Thursday, 11-12 September 2019
October 10, 2019--1. Review of financial, economic and monetary developments and policy options
Financial market developments
Mr Cœuré reviewed the financial market developments since the Governing Council's previous monetary policy meeting on 24-25 July 2019. Global financial markets had undergone a strong correction over the summer, which bore a close resemblance to the episode observed during the spring.
The principal catalyst on both occasions was an intensification of global trade tensions
The yield on the ten-year German government bond had declined by around 35 basis points, compared with the day before the July meeting, to -71 basis points. The ten-year US Treasury yield had fallen by around 50 basis points.
New SPDR-ETF on Xetra: Global Bond Market
October 10, 2019--Since Thursday a new Exchange Traded Fund of State Street Global Advisors is tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond USD Hdg UCITS ETF (Acc) offers investors the opportunity to invest in the global bond market.
The objective of the ETF is to replicate the performance of the global fixed income markets with investment grade ratings by investing in government and corporate bonds and asset-backed securities (ABS).
These are securities whose value and income payments are derived from a specific portfolio of underlying securities and which are thus covered.
The benchmark index is the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index, which covers securities from industrialised and emerging countries. To counter currency fluctuations, the index is hedged against the US dollar
