3 ETFs To Capitalize Robust European Earnings
Zacks Investment Research | May 20, 2015 12:50AM ET
Finally, things have started to fall into place for Europe. The Euro zone has gathered steam, having logged a 0.4% growth rate in the first quarter – the highest quarterly growth in nearly 2 years and better than the U.S. growth rate (0.2%). The Q1 Euro zone data also inched up from 0.3% recorded in the fourth quarter of 2014.
The ECB’s QE launch appears instrumental in driving the region. The ECB started its bond buying program in March. The ECB will now inject €1.14 trillion ($1.16 trillion) into the sputtering Euro zone till September 2016. Added to this, many European nations have kept the key rates at rock-bottom levels and even introduced negative interest rates.
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