European Stocks Complete Full Week of Gains

The video covers a week of significant stock market gains, starting with the Italian referendum and ending with ECB measures. It highlights 21st Century Fox's preliminary deal to acquire Sky, noting potential regulatory scrutiny. The financial crisis of Monte Paschi is discussed, with a focus on its request for a capital increase and potential state bailout. The video concludes with an analysis of ECB's monetary policy and its impact on the bond market, including comments from Morgan Stanley on yield curve steepening.

What significant event marked the beginning of the week discussed in the first section?

• The French presidential election

• The Italian referendum

• The Brexit vote

• The US presidential election

What is the value of the preliminary deal between 21st Century Fox and Sky?

• £18.5 billion

• £20 billion

• £15 billion

• £25 billion

Why did Rupert Murdoch's previous attempt to acquire Sky fail?

• Due to hacking scandals involving his newspapers

• Because of financial constraints

• Due to a lack of interest from shareholders

• Because of regulatory issues

What was the ECB's response to Monte Passkey's request for more time to complete its capital increase?

• The ECB postponed the decision

• The ECB approved the request

• The ECB rejected the request

• The ECB requested more information

What change in the ECB's bond buying program is discussed in the third section?

• A reduction from €100 billion to €80 billion

• An increase from €60 billion to €80 billion

• A reduction from €80 billion to €60 billion

• An increase from €50 billion to €70 billion