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European financial markets are under strain as the air war in the Middle East revives concerns about an energy supply shock exacerbating inflation.
European stocks are set to open higher on Friday as traders awaited more earnings reports, and monitored tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
European stocks are expected to open in mixed territory on Thursday as investors await further earnings reports.
European stocks are expected to open lower on Tuesday as investors keep an eye on earnings.
European stocks are expected to open higher on Thursday as investors await another big batch of earnings reports.
ECB policymaker Jose Luis Escriva told Spanish radio station Cadena SER he expected interest rates to remain steady in the foreseeable future as inflation expectations were anchored around the institution's 2% inflation goal.
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A weaker dollar and increased imports of lower-priced goods could push inflation even lower than expected, persuading the European Central Bank to cut interest rates.
The European Central Bank meets next Thursday with policymakers relieved that the threat of fresh U.S. tariffs over President Donald Trump's demands to buy Greenland proved short-lived.
European stocks are expected to open higher Tuesday, as a busy earnings week gathers pace.
Yields on eurozone government bonds were steady as bond markets remained calm after Trump backed off his threat to impose tariffs against European countries over Greenland.
The iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF is heavily weighted toward healthcare and financials, with some exposure to tariff negotiations, which may be more than halved. Novartis faces considerable direct tariff risk but expects mitigation by mid-2026 as its US footprint expands, while Roche and Nestle are less exposed. Financials like UBS are partly indexed to Swiss domestic macro conditions, which could benefit from lower tariffs, though global exposure tempers overall impact.
The European Parliament narrowly voted on Wednesday to send the bloc's deal with Mercosur countries to the Court of Justice of the EU for a judicial review.
Joachim Nagel, president of the Bundesbank and a member of the ECB's Governing Council, tells CNBC's Karen Tso that potential U.S. trade tariffs on Europe could create a highly challenging scenario and force the ECB to rethink its monetary policy outlook for 2026.
The Stoxx Europe 600 index plummeted by about 1.3% in early trading as investors dumped export-heavy names exposed to the US market.
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested Friday that he may punish countries with tariffs if they don't back the U.S. controlling Greenland, a message that came as a bipartisan Congressional delegation sought to lower tensions in the Danish capital.
President Donald Trump said in a post on Turh Social on Saturday that he would impose a 10% tariff on eight NATO countries from Feb. 1.
US stock index futures plunge as Trump threatens 25% tariffs on Europe over Greenland. Nasdaq 100 erases 2026 gains, breaking key support levels.
Greenland's prime minister has said that the Arctic island would “stand firm on dialogue, on respect and on international law” in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats. His comments come shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to impose 10% tariffs on eight European countries from Feb. 1 until the U.S. was allowed to buy Greenland.
PM says US tariffs are in no one's interests – and Greenland row should be resolved through ‘calm discussion'