European markets set to open lower as earnings remain in focus

European stocks are expected to open lower on Tuesday as investors keep an eye on earnings.

CNBC • Feb 17, 2026

The Dumbest Tax Ever Made: Why Europe's War On Unrealized Gains Is An Economic Disaster

The Eurozone faces unsustainable public finances due to aging demographics, high debt, and stagnant growth, leading governments to seek new tax revenues. Major EU countries are shifting toward taxing capital gains and equity investments, including mark-to-market regimes and higher transaction taxes.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 17, 2026

European stocks head for mixed open after latest AI Wall Street sell-off

AI fears hit stocks on Wall Street on Thursday, with real estate, trucking and software shares among the hardest hit.

CNBC • Feb 13, 2026

European markets set to open higher as investors await more earnings reports

European stocks are expected to open higher on Thursday as investors await another big batch of earnings reports.

CNBC • Feb 12, 2026

European shares retreat from record highs as financials, industrials tumble

European shares fell on Thursday, erasing earlier gains that pushed markets to record highs, as financial and industrial stocks tumbled and investors digested a flood of corporate earnings.

Reuters • Feb 12, 2026

EU eyes plan to deepen single market in March, accelerate capital markets union

The European Commission will present in March a plan to deepen the European Union's single market of 450 million consumers and make it easier for companies to operate across the EU, the Commission's head Ursula von der Leyen said.

Reuters • Feb 12, 2026

ECB Unlikely to React to Short-Lived Slowdown in Inflation, Nagel Says

A short-lived decline in inflation that takes it below target is unlikely to prompt action by the European Central Bank, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said in a speech at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

WSJ • Feb 9, 2026

ECB's Escriva sees interest rates stable

ECB policymaker Jose Luis Escriva told Spanish radio station Cadena SER he expected interest rates to remain steady in the foreseeable future as inflation expectations were anchored around the institution's 2% inflation goal.

Reuters • Feb 6, 2026

European stocks down after Novo's weak forecast, software companies slide

European shares edged lower on Wednesday, as shares of Novo Nordisk slumped after the weight-loss drugmaker issued a bleak forecast, while investors tracked software shares and awaited a key inflation report.

Reuters • Feb 4, 2026

Euro zone inflation dips in January as soft patch begins

Euro zone inflation dipped last month, data showed on Wednesday, entering a soft patch that most economists expect will last for at least a year and keep the European Central Bank on hold.

Reuters • Feb 4, 2026