FRANKFURT (DEUTSCHE-BOERSE AG) – For a long time, US and global equities were in demand, but now there is a lot of focus on European equities, including DAX and MDAX trackers. A big topic in sector index funds: defense ETFs. Crypto ETFs are also recording high turnover.
March 4, 2025 The fact that Europe’s stock markets are currently outperforming the US is also reflected in the ETF market. “We are seeing a lot of purchases of European equities,” reports Moritz Kretschmann from Lang & Schwarz. Overall, there is a lot going on. “The strong price movements are making themselves felt,” explains Ivo Orlemann from ICF Bank. This is also due to geopolitical uncertainty: Higher US tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China have been in force since today, Tuesday. In addition, US President Trump has now actually stopped military aid for Ukraine.
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