US EditionStocks Slide on Trump Tariff Threat Against EU
UNITED STATES, JUL 13 – The EU plans retaliatory tariffs on $117 billion of U.S. goods if talks fail before August 1, after Trump cited trade imbalances and drug flow concerns for his 30% tariff threat.
- On July 14, 2025, European stock markets dropped sharply as investors reacted to President Trump's announcement of 30% tariffs on EU and Mexican goods effective August 1.
- Trump's tariff threat followed months of trade tensions and was accompanied by delayed retaliatory tariffs from the EU originally set for mid-July to allow for negotiation until the August deadline.
- EU leaders including Ursula von der Leyen and Danish Trade Minister Lars Lkke Rasmussen emphasized preferring a negotiated solution while preparing countermeasures, with Brussels readying a €72 billion retaliation list targeting $21 billion of US exports.
- Markets reacted with mixed moves: European indices fell nearly 0.5%, US futures dropped over 0.5%, while Asian equities showed slight gains and Bitcoin reached a new high above $122,000.
- The tariff threat risks disrupting the $1.6 trillion EU-US trade relationship and may trigger heightened market volatility if no agreement emerges by the August 1 deadline.
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On July 14, 2025, European markets woke up with bad news: the tariffs of 30% announced by the President of the United States, Donald Trump. According to the original report, this surprise significantly affected the main stock market indices. At 9:30 am CEST, CAC 40 of France dropped by 0.52% to 7,788.23, and the FTSE 100 of the United Kingdom fell by 0.38% to 8,941.12. It seems that uncertainty again took hold of investors.Impact on the markets …
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"At some stage, someone’s bluff could be called," says Deutsche Bank's Jim Reid. "If huge tariffs do get imposed on August 1st, in thin holiday markets, we could get a sizeable market reaction.”
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Stocks slide on Trump tariff threat against EU
Major stock markets slipped but without panic on Monday as investors digested US President Donald Trump's latest tariffs threat to hit the EU and Mexico with 30-percent levies.
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