17 April 2026Top Stories
JPMorgan and UBS call time on European stocks
Two of Europe's biggest equity cheerleaders just turned bearish for 2025. JPMorgan and UBS see minimal upside left in European markets this year, marking a decisive shift from their previous bullish stance. The timing matters: European equities are trading near historical discounts to US markets, but institutional flows suggest even value investors are losing patience. When the banks that typically talk their own book go negative, it signals either capitulation or genuine structural problems that cheaper valuations can't fix.
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