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Europe’s Defense Stocks Rally Has Much Riding on NATO Summit
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Europe’s Defense Stocks Rally Has Much Riding on NATO Summit A fledgling rebound in European defense stocks faces a test this week, as investors look to a NATO summit for further clarity on member states’ defense spending plans. Anticipation the meeting will yield additional funding for the military has lifted a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. basket of European defense names to the highest in just over a month.
Europe’s Defense Stocks Rally Has Much Riding on NATO Summit
A fledgling rebound in European defense stocks faces a test this week, as investors look to a NATO summit for further clarity on member states’ defense spending plans.
Anticipation the meeting will yield additional funding for the military has lifted a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. basket of European defense names to the highest in just over a month. It’s recovered 17% from a 2026 low reached toward the end of June ahead of the two-day event in Ankara, where US President Donald Trump is likely to heap more pressure on other nations to boost defense spending to 5% of annual economic output.