European Central Bank

With the European Central Bank set to stop new quantitative easing at the end of 2018 and market chatter about an interest rate increase in 2019, have prospects for the spluttering European economy and financial markets taken a turn for the worse?

A new direction for Germany?

Tit-for-tat rhetoric doing little to ease tensions within bloc

Boost in products being issued

Avoiding mis-timed rate hike

Trade war tensions a distraction

Two scenarios outlined

Europe appears to be in the twilight of the mid-cycle, with economic growth setting at a solid, sustainable pace.

Trade wars continue to dominate headlines. It is often the explanation behind any sell-off.

US in 'tightening' mode