ZEW sentiment indicator: German economic optimism tanks
Sentiment last dipped so dramatically two years ago
Investment
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Balderton Capital joins surge of tech investment into Europe
Early Stage Fund IX and Growth Fund II will back tech firms across the continent
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Capula Investment Management holding $500m of Bitcoin
The firm holds $224.7m in iShares Bitcoin TR, $28.4m in iShares Bitcoin TR, and $211m in Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin
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Deloitte finds confidence on the rise in central European private equity
Expectations around market activity are stabilising
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AllianceBernstein launches two systematic fixed income portfolios
The European and US portfolios will hold investment-grade corporate bonds
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Nuveen expands fixed income strategy with senior BlackRock hire
Laura Cooper will ‘play a crucial role’ in developing the firm’s growing fixed income offering
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Franklin Templeton launches FTSE Japan ETF
Aims to encapsulate 90% of the investable Japanese equity market
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Investors are too optimistic about the second half of the year, warn Natixis strategists
This year’s rally could be brought to a halt by politics, especially the US election
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Destatis: Inflation picks up across Germany
The number of unemployed people across the country also rose by 82,100 in July
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AQR launches Article 8 market neutral fund
Strategy will hold a long portfolio with an attractive ESG profile, while shorting companies with a poor ESG profile
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Geopolitical unrest leads to European food tech investment lows
Investment is set to fall by 30% this year
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McKinsey Global Institute: Europe’s investment pulse ‘too low’
Net investment has remained low since the global financial crisis