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European stock markets retreated on Tuesday morning, pulled down by French equities as traders monitored the potential for a no confidence vote in the government next month.

European stocks edged higher on Tuesday as global markets reacted positively to the outcome of talks between U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday.

Germany said on Monday that the United States would have to follow through on agreed lower tariffs on Europe-made cars before a wider agreement on trade can be finalised in writing.

Europe’s securities regulator warned crypto companies on Friday not to mislead customers about the extent to which their products are regulated – the latest sign of European authorities trying to limit crypto-related risks.

The U.K. and European Union announced a landmark deal to reset relations Monday after Britain’s acrimonious exit from the bloc in 2020.

The European Union plans to hit about 100 billion euros ($113.26 billion) worth of U.S. goods with additional tariffs if trade talks fail to deliver a satisfactory result for the bloc, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.

Euro zone inflation was unchanged at 2.2% in April, missing expectations for a move lower, flash data from statistics agency Eurostat showed Friday.

The European Union will pause the adoption of its retaliatory tariffs on a swathe of U.S. goods for 90 days, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, a day after the White House issued a reprieve on most of its own levies.

The European Union approved tariffs to hit around €21 billion ($23.2 billion) of US goods in retaliation for the 25% duties President Donald Trump imposed last month on the bloc’s steel and aluminum exports.

Οι τιμωρητικοί δασμοί του Αμερικανού προέδρου Ντόναλντ Τραμπ σε δεκάδες οικονομίες τέθηκαν σε ισχύ σήμερα Τετάρτη, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των εισφορών άνω του 100% κατά των κινεζικών προϊόντων, εντείνοντας δραματικά τον καταστροφικό παγκόσμιο εμπορικό πόλεμο.

Μετά τη χειρότερη έναρξη τριμήνου από την παγκόσμια χρηματοπιστωτική κρίση του 2008, ο πόνος στα διεθνή χρηματιστήρια θα έχει όπως φαίνεται συνέχεια.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to hit the European Union with tariffs and said his administration was discussing a 10% punitive duty on Chinese imports because fentanyl is being sent from China to the U.S. via Mexico and Canada.

Europe must “be prepared” and anticipate the potential trade tariffs of newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde told CNBC on Wednesday.

The European Union on Monday opened an investigation into Apple, Alphabet and Meta, in its first probe under the sweeping new Digital Markets Act tech legislation.

The European Union Parliament on Wednesday approved the world’s first major set of regulatory ground rules to govern the mediatized artificial intelligence at the forefront of tech investment.

European stocks came under pressure on Monday as military clashes in the Middle East sparked a rush to safe-haven assets such as bonds and gold, while also boosting oil prices by about 3%.

The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, on Wednesday launched an investigation into subsidies given to electric vehicle makers in China, according to President Ursula von der Leyen.

European gas prices moved sharply higher on Friday as workers at Australian natural gas facilities went on strike, prompting fears that a prolonged halt to production could squeeze global supplies.

If pandemic months are excluded, the latest numbers point to the lowest reading since April 2013.

Euro zone inflation fell in July, and new growth figures showed economic activity picking up in the second quarter of this year — but economists still fear a recession could be in the cards.