ECB-Monetary developments in the euro area: April 2026
you are currently viewing:ECB-Monetary developments in the euro area: April 2026June 1, 2026-Annual growth rate of broad monetary aggregate M3 decreased to 2.7% in April 2026 from 3.2% in March
Annual growth rate of adjusted loans to non-financial corporations increased to 3.4% in April from 3.2% in March Components of the broad monetary aggregate M3 The annual growth rate of the broad monetary aggregate M3 decreased to 2.7% in April 2026 from 3.2% in March, averaging 3.0% in the three months up to April. The components of M3 showed the following developments. The annual growth rate of the narrower aggregate M1, which comprises currency in circulation and overnight deposits, decreased to 3.8% in April from 4.7% in March. The annual growth rate of short-term deposits other than overnight deposits (M2-M1) increased to 0.8% in April from -0.1% in March. The annual growth rate of marketable instruments (M3-M2) decreased to 1.1% in April from 4.2% in March. Source: ecb.europa.eu |
June 23, 2026-Key Takeaways
China supplied nearly a quarter of all EU imports in Q1 2026, making it the bloc's largest foreign supplier.
The U.S. remained the EU's biggest export market despite exports falling more than 30% from a year earlier.
The EU runs a large trade deficit with China but a sizable surplus with the United States.
June 19, 2026--Defiance has expanded its European ETF lineup with the launch of the Defiance Memory UCITS ETF (ticker: DRAM).
The ETF seeks to provide exposure to companies involved in the development, manufacturing, commercialisation, and storage of memory semiconductors and data storage systems.
In the U.S., memory-focused ETFs have gathered around $20 billion in assets under management (AUM).1
June 19, 2026--The Invesco Global Government Bond UCITS ETF invests worldwide in fixed-income government bonds from developed and emerging markets with investment-grade ratings. Two distributing share classes are offered, one of which is currency-hedged.
June 18, 2026--The Janus Henderson US Transformational Growth High Conviction Equity UCITS ETF is actively managed and invests in a portfolio of around 20 to 30 US companies.
June 18, 2026- HANetf lists 8 additional ETF/ETP products on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, expanding its listed range in Poland from two to 10 products.
The listings increase the total number of ETPs on the Warsaw Stock Exchange Main Market from 28 to 36, expanding the market by almost a third.