Valour Digital Securities Ltd Becomes New Crypto ETP Issuer at SIX Swiss Exchange
July 16, 2025--SIX welcomes Valour Digital Securities Limited as the 19th issuer of Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) with crypto-assets as underlying. Valour Digital Securities Limited lists two products on the Blockchains Internet Computer (ICP) and Hedera (HBAR). With this launch, Valour Digital Securities Limited lifts the total number of listed crypto products to 451.
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2025 Article IV Consultation with France
July 14, 2025--France's economy has demonstrated resilience despite high uncertainty, with disinflation progressing well and the labor market remaining robust.
The medium-term fiscal adjustment envisaged by the authorities is appropriate to strengthen public finances and should be supported by the approval of a credible and well-designed package of measures.
ETFGI reports European ETF Industry Surges to Record US$2.76 Trillion in Assets-Highest YTD Inflows Ever at US$207 Billion
August 14, 2025--ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm renowned for its expertise in subscription research, consulting services, events, and ETF TV on global ETF industry trends, reports today that assets in the ETFs industry in Europe reached a new record of US$2.76 trillion at the end of July.
OECD Economic Surveys: European Union and Euro Area 2025
July 3, 2025-Abstract
Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and rising trade tensions continue to slow down the European economy. Despite strong policy responses to external shocks, the near-term outlook is clouded by elevated uncertainty. Disinflation is progressing, but monetary policy should remain vigilant. Fiscal policy needs to make space for new spending needs, such as defence, but to ensure medium-term sustainability, fiscal prudence must continue.
Valour Launches Eight New ETPs on Spotlight Stock Market, Including Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Unus Sed Leo (LEO), OKB (OKB), Polygon (POL), Algorand (ALGO), Filecoin (FIL), Arbitrum (ARB), and Stacks (STX)
July 2, 2025-Valour Launches Eight New ETPs on Spotlight Stock Market: Valour has introduced SEK-denominated ETPs for Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Unus Sed Leo (LEO), OKB, Polygon (POL), Algorand (ALGO), Filecoin (FIL), Arbitrum (ARB), and Stacks (STX), expanding its Nordic product suite.
Switzerland: IMF Staff Concluding Statement-2025 Article IV Consultation Mission
July 1, 2025--Switzerland continues to benefit from strong fundamentals, highly credible institutions, and a skilled labor force, positioning it among the world's most competitive, resilient, and innovative economies. Economic performance has been strong. Nonetheless, Switzerland faces important challenges, including from evolving global economic conditions, rising global trade tensions, and persistent safe-haven pressures and franc appreciation.
Euro Area: IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2025 Mission on Common Policies for Member Countries
June 19, 2025--Europe's economy remains resilient with record-low unemployment, headline inflation broadly at target, and a stable financial system. However, policymakers face mounting challenges, including trade tensions, rising demand for defense spending, and the need to ensure energy security, all while addressing subpar productivity, rapid aging, and weak medium-term growth.
The most effective solutions require decisive EU actions. Deepening the EU single market is the key tool available to policymakers to enhance investment, innovation, and productivity.
ESMA's activities in 2024 focused on strengthening the EU capital markets and putting citizens and businesses at the heart of it
June 16, 2025-The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, has published its Annual Report for 2024. The activities conducted and results achieved in 2024 support ESMA's strategic priorities and thematic drivers- to foster stable and effective markets, strengthen supervision, and enhance retail investor protection while enabling sustainable finance and facilitating technological innovation and the use of data.
Janus Henderson launches active fixed income ETF
June 2, 2025--Janus Henderson's fourth active fixed income ETF launch outside of the US this year
Janus Henderson Investors has launched the Janus Henderson Tabula Euro Short Duration Income UCITS ETF (JHES). available to European investors.
ifo Institute Raises Growth Forecast for Germany
June 12, 2025--The ifo Institute has revised its economic forecast for Germany upward. The German economy is expected to grow by 0.3 percent in 2025 and 1.5 percent in 2026. Compared to the spring forecast, the growth rates have been raised by 0.1 and 0.7 percentage points respectively. "The crisis in the German economy reached its low point in the winter half-year," says Timo Wollmershäuser, Head of Forecasts at ifo.