PARIS (Reuters) – European scholarships ended up on Tuesday, encouraging economic data that benefited from risky assets despite the imminence of new American customs duties.

In Paris, the CAC 40 increased by 1.15% to 7,880.1 points, while the German Dax rose 1.67% and the British footsia has increased by 0.61%.

The Eurostoxx 50 index finished the session on an increase of 1.49%, while the FTSEUROFirst 300 scored a gain of 1.11%and that the Stoxx 600 took 1.13%.

Inflation in the euro zone decelerated in March, according to data published on Tuesday, suggesting that the European Central Bank could continue to soften its monetary policy.

The economic situation in the United States continues its degradation, on the other hand, the ISM index of manufacturing activity, published Tuesday, falling back into a contraction territory in March.

Industrial companies have also reported in the highest input prices since June 2022, while economists have alerted the inflationary impacts of the Donald Trump program.

The uncertainty remains strong, the American president having to announce new customs measures on Wednesday which could, according to the Washington Post, lead to a 20% increase in customs duties on almost all of the American imports.

“Trump applies his program strongly, without worrying about the disturbances of the financial markets. His round trips reduce the confidence of economic players, and forces central banks to adapt their strategy,” summarizes Alexandre Hezez, strategist of Banque Richelieu, who stresses that the president has a reduced shooting window.

“His short majority in the House of Representatives forces him to cut massively in spending and to find important additional recipes”, while he must demonstrate before the mid-term elections “the positive effects of his policy for American households in terms of purchasing and confidence power, even if it is to create a high short-term degradation.”

RATE

Yields collapse in the United States, investors positioning themselves for future commercial policy announcements and worrying about increasing risks of recession across the Atlantic.

The ten -year -old Treasury yield declines from 8.4 pb to 4.1613%, while the two -year title yield abandons 4.1 pb to 3.8708%.

The yield of ten years German lost 4.5 pb to 2.684%, that of the rate at two years remained stable at 2.024%.

VALUES

The Oreal granted himself 3%, Goldman Sachs having added it to his list of shares of which it is convinced of the potential.

Solutions30 took 10.7% after reporting on its profits in 2024 and confirmed its objectives for 2026.

Ubisoft fell 3.1%, the group’s project to create a new unit housing three of its most popular franchises continuing to weigh on action.

The supplier of construction materials Travis Perkins announced on Thursday stable profits this year, lower than analysts’ expectations, which has dropped its title by 10.1%, at its lowest level for more than 15 years.

Schneider Electric increased by 2.4%, HSBC having gone to “keep” to “buy” on the value.

A Wall Street

The American clues progress with caution at mid-session in an uncertain economic context and before the “Liberation Day”.

At the time of the closing in Europe, exchanges at the New York Stock Exchange indicated an increase of 0.19% for the Dow Jones, against 0.43% for the Standard & Poor’s 500, and 0.86% for the Nasdaq Composite.

Changes

The exchange markets vary little, the traders remaining focused on the next American announcements.

The dollar fell 0.12% against a basket of reference currencies, the euro crosses 0.09% to 1.0807 dollars, and the pound sterling firms from 0.05% to 1.2925 dollar.

OIL

The barrel has a moderate increase, between uncertainty around the magnitude of the next customs duties in the United States and possible new American sanctions against Russian oil.

Brent increased from 0.2% to $ 74.92 a barrel, the American light crude (West Texas Intermediate, WTI) is added from 0.15% to 71.59 dollars.

(Written by Corentin Chappron, edited by Tangi Salaün)

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