Financial Insights That Matter Despite often being portrayed in Hollywood movies as risk-takers who live on the edge, in the financial markets, the average Italian investor would likely give up investing altogether rather than build a portfolio riskier than a default-free bond. For years, Italy has been known for its cautious approach to investing, with […]
Financial Insights That Matter Serie A, B, and C teams are all in play as private equity firms join the “mad rush” to buy a dwindling number of assets. In March, Italian football clubs Internazionale Milano (Inter Milan) and Associazione Calcio Milan (AC Milan) made a bold play: buying the legendary Stadio Meazza and its […]
Financial Insights That Matter Tech CEO, Elon Musk, who has remained relatively quiet about President Donald Trump’s tariff policy, said on Saturday he hopes to see a “free trade zone” between the U.S. and Europe. “At the end of the day, I hope it’s agreed that both Europe and the United States should move ideally, […]
Financial Insights That Matter Giorgia Meloni is under pressure from Italy’s EU partners to “choose a side” in the transatlantic trade war as she wields an effective veto over a push by some big member states for Brussels to hit back hard against US tariffs. The Italian premier — who has friendly ties with US […]
Financial Insights That Matter Trump’s new tariffs raise global trade tensions This week, US tariffs took center stage as the latest measures rattled the stock markets and even the digital asset space. As expected, Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs, promising to reshape global trade and fuel U.S. manufacturing. Set to impose a 10% baseline […]
Financial Insights That Matter The Higher School of Insurance and Finance (VUZF) announced a strategic partnership with one of Europe’s top universities, Luiss Guido Carli University in Rome, Italy, VUZF said on Friday. This partnership offers new opportunities for VUZF students through the creation of an International Combined Program (ICP), allowing students to earn a […]
Financial Insights That Matter ROME (Reuters) – Italy posted a public budget surplus of 0.4% of gross domestic product in the fourth quarter of last year, compared with a 6.6% deficit in the same period of 2023, official statistics agency ISTAT said on Friday. It was the the first quarterly surplus since the last quarter […]
Financial Insights That Matter Protesters in Athens demonstrating against austerity measures required by the European Union–International Monetary Fund bailout of the Greek government, May 9, 2010. © Vicspacewalker/Shutterstock.com Date: c. January 2009 – present The euro-zone debt crisis was a period of economic uncertainty in the euro zone beginning in 2009 that was triggered by […]
Financial Insights That Matter Despite being a nation of savers, Italians remain largely absent from the financial markets. The average Italian investor would prefer a low-risk, low-return investment with a short- to medium-term holding period. This is mainly due to liquidity needs related to unexpected expenses, lifestyle choices, and family support rather than long-term retirement […]
Financial Insights That Matter A new partnership between STMicroelectronics and InnoScience raises strategic alarms over tech transfer and Europe’s weakening grip on key semiconductor innovation. Italy, once central to the group’s R&D, is increasingly pushed to the margins as governance drifts toward a Paris-centric model Driving the news. On Monday, STMicroelectronics, the semiconductor company controlled […]