Meeting of 10-11 June 2026 Account of the monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank
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The continued disruption to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz had reinforced expectations that oil prices would remain higher for longer, despite markedly lower near-term oil prices. Inflation fixings had declined from their high April readings but continued to hover above 3% for 2026 and above 2% for 2027. In tandem with oil prices, ECB rate expectations had moderated somewhat. However, markets still priced in around three interest rate hikes overall, while the median response in the ECB Survey of Monetary Analysts was an expectation of only two hikes. Although the war was weighing on growth expectations in the euro area and globally, investors' risk appetite had remained strong. A key underlying factor had been renewed optimism about AI and strong momentum in AI-related investment. As a result, euro area equity markets had recovered close to pre-war levels, and corporate and sovereign bond spreads remained narrow. Overall, financial conditions had remained broadly unchanged since April 2026 but remained tighter than before the start of the Middle East war. Source: ecb.europa.eu |
July 13, 2026--The Leverage Shares 3x Long SpaceX ETP offers investors leveraged exposure to the daily performance of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) shares following its stock market listing. The ETP aims to replicate three times the daily return of the underlying asset before costs and fees.
July 10, 2026--The Invesco US Enhanced Equity UCITS ETF is actively managed and invests in a portfolio of the largest US equities. The stock selection is based on a quantitative model that evaluates securities according to value, quality, and momentum factors. Currency risk against the euro is hedged for this share class.
July 10, 2026-Crypto ETP issuer 21shares said on Friday it had transferred custody of three physically backed products to BitGo Europe GmbH to ease French retail access through banks and brokers.
July 9, 2026--The Defiance Photonics UCITS ETF invests globally in companies involved in the development and commercialization of photonics technologies. This includes areas such as optical components, photonic semiconductors, and network systems.
The Vanguard Russell U.S. Mid-Cap UCITS ETF focuses on the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe.
July 9, 2026-Defiance has expanded its European ETF lineup with the launch of the Defiance Photonics UCITS ETF (ticker: PHOT).
The ETF seeks to provide exposure to companies developing, manufacturing, and commercialising photonic technologies, the optical hardware that generates, moves, and processes data using light rather than electricity.
July 6, 2026--The iShares US Large Cap Buffer UCITS ETF series is actively managed and tracks the performance of large-cap companies from the S&P 500. At the beginning of each one-year outcome period, an upside cap for positive performance and a buffer against losses is set for the ETFs.
July 2, 2026--Gold price remains high
Private investor confidence drives growth
Inflows remain stable
Compared to the previous year, the gold holdings of the exchange-traded bearer bond Xetra-Gold (ISIN: DE000A0S9GB0) reached a new high in the first half of 2026.
July 2, 2026-The FCA is proposing to simplify how platforms, advisers and wealth managers communicate the costs of investing while reminding firms to communicate with consumers about investing in plain English.
The move will bring all investment cost disclosures into line with previous investment product disclosure reforms and create a more consistent framework for firms to give customers clearer, more useful information.
July 2, 2026-The European equity market landscape is approaching a critical juncture. Recent developments under the Market Integration and Supervision Package (MISP) signal an opportunity to address long-standing structural weaknesses in the functioning of equity markets and restore the EU's competitiveness.
July 1, 2026--The DZ Bank UCITS ETF series offers three ETFs that enable investors to strategically align their investments by region. The selection ranges from an investment in the 50 largest listed companies in the Eurozone, to access to the 500 largest companies on the US stock market, to broadly diversified exposure to leading companies from global developed countries.