European markets tread water amid Trump trade threats

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2025-07-18

Frankfurt (dpa-AFX) - Despite some fairly strong earnings updates, European stocks turned in a subdued performance on Friday on reports the US President Donald Trump is looking to impose at least 15 to 20% tariffs on goods imported from the European Union irrespective even if a trade deal is arrived at. The pan European Stoxx 600 edged down 0.01%. The UK's FTSE 100 gained 0.22% and Germany's DAX drifted down 0.33%. France's CAC 40 crept up 0.01%,......

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