American investors are feeling the impact of tariff threats, as hedge funds funnel money away from domestic tech to international competitors. However, it isn’t just Chinese competitors who are benefiting from the inflationary and tariff squeeze concerns facing the United States—investors are also taking a renewed interest in top European stocks.
In January, the pan-European STOXX 600 rose by 6.3%, beating out the 2.7% increase seen by the S&P 500 index in the same time period. This momentum has continued into February, as the S&P 500 closed out its worst trading week of the year so far on February 21st.
