World leaders and business titans at the World Economic Forum called out widespread pessimism, siloed markets, regulation, and cultural weakness in Europe.

There is too much pessimism around Europe and it could be time to be investing back in the region, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said at the World Economic Forum annual meeting on Friday. "I believe it's probably time to be investing back into Europe,

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink speaks on a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Norah O'Donnell Exits Ahead of Hard Pivot for ‘CBS Evening News'

BlackRock Inc. Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink said investors are too quick to conclude that high inflation is over, raising the prospect that bond yields will rise along with steeper prices.

Global inflation hasn’t yet died and advanced economies outside China can’t be complacent at a time of fickle consumers and trade tensions, according to the last Davos panel of 2025.

At the World Economic Forum, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink suggested renewed investment in Europe, emphasizing reduced pessimism and potential growth. Despite global economic challenges, Fink, IMF's Kristalina Georgieva,

The CEO of Bitcoin ETF giant BlackRock said that continued adoption of BTC could push the asset's price to a multiple of the current mark.

There is too much pessimism around Europe and it could be time to investing back in the region, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Friday. "There's too much pessimism on Europe,

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This story incorporates reporting from Inside Bitcoins and Inside Bitcoins.

The CEO of the largest asset manager in the world says that Bitcoin (BTC) could see drastically higher prices if sovereign wealth funds begin accumulating.

Larry Fink was also a member of the management committee and a managing director of The First Boston Corporation.