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In Europe, Markets 9th July 2026

ESMA publishes technical standards on CCP admission criteria

Reported by Consejeros Editorial Team The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the regulatory and supervisory body for the European Union’s financial markets, has published its final report on the regulatory technical standards (RTS) relating to the elements of the admission criteria for central counterparties (CCPs), following the revision of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR 3). EMIR 3 introduces amendments to the provisions relating to the requirements for participation…

In Europe 15th August 2019

Banks trading at crisis levels; car sector cheapest since 2001

Morgan Stanley | European banks trading at crisis levels. The car sector is the cheapest it has been since 2001. Our latest monthly review highlights two observations about tendencies, sentiment, valuation and fundamentals for European sectors:

Markets 12th March 2016

Uncertainty Affects Spain Bourse Against A Backdrop Of Low European Volumes

Trading volumes on the Spanish stock market have been worse than those of its European peers in February. This gives the impression that investors are rejecting Spain’s bourse, either because of political uncertainty, its exposure to Brazil, or else the eternal doubts about some of the Spanish banks.

In Europe 16th November 2015

Paris Attacks Could Wipe 2% Off European Markets Short-Term

Last Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris will be the main driver of European and US stock markets this week. Bankinter analysts expect a downward trend, but it will not be “worrying.” In their opinion, the impact over the first two days could wipe around 2% off the European bourses, but they will soon stabilise.

Markets 8th July 2014

Germany’s monthly decline is the biggest in two years

MADRID | The Corner | European and US markets fell on Monday while waiting for the Wall Street’s quarterly results season to begin. The session began without a clear trend, but the European markets went downwards when Germany published disappointing industrial production data in May. This monthly decline is the biggest in two years and might be the result of the 1^st May long weekend and the geopolitical tensions deriving from the crisis in Ukraine.