{"id":111328,"date":"2025-02-03T12:56:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T08:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/?p=111328"},"modified":"2025-02-03T12:56:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T08:56:21","slug":"european-markets-drop-as-trump-tariffs-spark-global-selloff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/european-markets-drop-as-trump-tariffs-spark-global-selloff\/02\/03\/market-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"European Markets Drop as Trump Tariffs Spark Global Selloff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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European stocks retreated sharply on Monday<\/strong>, mirroring a global selloff as investors feared an escalating trade war<\/strong> after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs<\/strong> on China, Canada, and Mexico<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Market Reaction:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • STOXX 600 index<\/strong> fell 1.4%<\/strong> by 0810 GMT<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • S&P 500 futures<\/strong> dropped 1.3%<\/strong>, signaling a weak Wall Street open<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Germany’s DAX<\/strong> led the losses, falling nearly 2%<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • UK’s FTSE 100<\/strong> declined 1.1%<\/strong>, despite Trump suggesting Britain could avoid tariffs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Key Sectors Hit Hard:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • Automakers tumbled 3.5%<\/strong> on trade fears:\n
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      • Porsche, BMW, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, and Stellantis<\/strong> fell 3.7% to 6.5%<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Technology stocks fell 2.5%<\/strong>, led by:\n
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        • ASML Holding<\/strong>, down 2.8%<\/strong>, dragging the sector lower<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Eurozone bond yields declined<\/strong>, with Germany’s 2-year yield falling 6 basis points<\/strong> to 2.056%<\/strong>, as investors sought safety<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Why Markets Are Falling?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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          • New Trump tariffs:<\/strong>\n
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            • 25% duties on Canadian and Mexican imports<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • 10% tariffs on Chinese goods<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Threat of European tariffs:<\/strong>\n
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              • Trump stated tariffs on Europe will “definitely happen”<\/strong> but did not provide details<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Global trade war fears:<\/strong>\n
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                • Investors fear retaliatory tariffs<\/strong>, potentially hurting corporate profits and economic growth<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                  Looking Ahead:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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                  • Markets remain cautious<\/strong> as investors await clarity on Trump\u2019s tariff plans for Europe<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • Corporate earnings and central bank policies<\/strong> will be closely monitored for potential market support<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • Bond yields suggest a shift to safe-haven assets<\/strong>, signaling growing economic uncertainty<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                    European stocks retreated sharply on Monday, mirroring a global selloff as investors feared an escalating trade war after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico. Market Reaction: STOXX 600 index fell 1.4% by 0810 GMT S&P 500 futures dropped 1.3%, signaling a weak Wall Street open Germany’s DAX led the …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":70012,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,36],"tags":[7211,6877,6928,6882],"class_list":["post-111328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-forex-markets","category-market-updates","tag-currencies","tag-dollar","tag-euro","tag-forex"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111328"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111330,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111328\/revisions\/111330"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}