European Growth Stocks Put Up Best Returns In H1

Even though bad news from Greece has been dominating the headlines recently (and a couple of times before that), European stocks have had a great run so far this year despite falling back in June, with Denmark, Italy, Ireland and Portugal leading the way, reports Barclay’s Q2 Market Review. And even though the ECB kicked off its own round of QE this year, German bunds were among the last places you wanted to be.

The takeaway is that investors expect Europe to finally start growing again, even if fears over deflation and a possibly messy Greek exit present obstacles along the way.