European financial firms set for record 228 billion euro in payouts
Banks and insurers are on course to hand shareholders their biggest-ever haul of dividends and buybacks, capping a historic run for the sector...
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Will the AI boom face a market correction? ECB report warns of risks
European households have about 440 billion euro of exposure to US technology stocks, raising financial stability risks if AI-driven optimism reverses...
Endgame for Commerzbank? UniCredit secures 47.6% of shares of its German counterpart
UniCredit could still struggle to advance its takeover project, due to a united opposition from the Friedrich Merz government, unions, and Commerzbank itself...
Commerzbank maintains defiant stance, urges stakeholders to ward off UniCredit
In a letter, CEO Bettina Orlopp told the shareholders that UniCredit's offer wasn't high enough and the Italian bank had not presented any 'sound plan'...
With parliamentary nod, digital euro inches closer to reality
The digital euro, as an electronic wallet guaranteed by the ECB but marketed by banks, will allow eurozone residents to make payments both online and in person...
Boost for Euro Stablecoin project as 25 more banks join the consortium
The consortium, which set up an Amsterdam-based company called Qivalis in 2025, now has 37 financial institutions as its members...
March 2026 saw massive outflows in gold ETFs: WGC report
In March, there was a significant USD 2 billion addition for Asian gold ETFs, making the quarter the most robust one on record...
Bund yields near 15-year high as investors remain cautious
Talking about Bund yields, Germany’s 10-year government bond yield, the euro area’s benchmark, dropped 0.5 basis points to 3.01%...
Talks of ECB rate cut gather further strength as Eurozone inflation remains steady
Closely watched services inflation has eased to 3.7%, after remaining stagnant at 4% since the year's beginning...
Kim Kardashian seeks secret of private equity success amid rising interest rates
Kim Kardashian stated that she wanted to learn the secrets of investing after starting her own fund last year...