First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund (FEP)

European equities eked out a modest gain on Thursday, with the pan-European Stoxx 600 reversing early losses to finish 0.12% higher as investors assessed a shifting global economic landscape, incoming corporate news, and rising expectations of US monetary easing. Germany's DAX led the region's major indices, advancing 0.22% to end the day at 23,777.

Europe's macro outlook is shifting. After years of fiscal restraint and fragmented policy, the region is entering a new chapter - one centered on pro-growth fiscal policy, energy security, and capital-market reform.

"We continue to stay in a good place." ECB governing council member Martin Kocher tells Lizzy Burden there's "no pre-commitment" on any rate path

Neils Christensen has a diploma in journalism from Lethbridge College and has more than a decade of reporting experience working for news organizations throughout Canada. His experiences include covering territorial and federal politics in Nunavut, Canada.

First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund ETF offers diversified exposure to 200 European stocks with either value or growth characteristics. Based on fundamentals and historical returns, FEP is superior to a European benchmark. FEP is not currency-hedged, so investors face currency risk, which can be a drag or a benefit depending on dollar trends.

European Central Bank Governing Council Member Joachim Nagel says "the bar is high" to issue another interest rate cut. Speaking to Bloomberg TV's Lisa Abramowicz and Tom Keene, the Bundesbank president said the euro zone is in a “kind of equilibrium,” with inflation and interest rates both at 2%.

Trade tensions between the United States and the European Union have intensified, as former President Donald Trump escalates demands for significantly higher tariffs in ongoing negotiations. With an August 1 deadline looming, both sides face a standoff that could trigger retaliatory measures and unsettle global markets.

U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing for a minimum tariff of 15% to 20% in any deal with the European Union, the Financial Times reported on Friday, adding that the administration is now looking at a reciprocal tariff rate that exceeds 10%, even if a deal is reached.

A new Trump tariff threat targets a bloc of 27 countries that add up to the largest U.S. trade partner.

President Donald Trump on Saturday announced 30% tariffs on the European Union and on Mexico, cementing a new high level of levies with key trading partners ahead of an Aug. 1 implementation.

President Donald Trump announced Saturday his administration is imposing 30% tariffs on imports from the European Union and Mexico, hiking up the tariff rate for two of the U.S.'s biggest trading partners despite lengthy negotiations.

Donald Trump has announced he will impose a 30% tariff on imports from the European Union from August.

The president made the announcement on social media, even as the EU was hoping for a trade agreement

FEP offers diversified exposure to European equities, using a growth and value factor-based selection, and has outperformed peers and the S&P 500 in 2025. European economic growth is improving, but risks remain from trade tensions, tariffs, and global uncertainty, which could impact future performance. FEP's recent 36% YTD run-up makes it overvalued short-term; I expect a pullback and do not recommend initiating new positions at current levels.

Goldman Sachs Bank Europe CEO Wolfgang Fink discusses the German economy and investor sentiment on the sidelines of the Goldman Sachs European Financials Conference in Berlin.

In the latest installment of Yahoo Finance's ETF Report, Invesco's Nasdaq 100 ETF and the iShares Russell 2000 ETF are seeing some recovery from April's tariff-induced sell-offs. CFRA Research head of ETF research Aniket Ullal examines the investor behaviors driving ETF inflows, noting the growth in defense funds and international market ETFs.