Ongoing geopolitical and economic vulnerabilities masked by strong investor optimism

Ongoing geopolitical and economic vulnerabilities masked by strong investor optimism 10 September 2026 Press Releases Risk monitoring The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, published today its second risk monitoring report of 2026, setting out the main risks and vulnerabilities in EU financial markets. ESMA finds that, while markets have remained resilient, stretched technology valuations and heightened geopolitical tensions are testing this resilience, in a climate of persistent inflation and weaker economic growth. Despit...