by Mara Vilcu

(Reuters) – European scholarships finished in green Tuesday, following the trend of Wall Street, after a volatile session and in a context of fears about American and global economic growth.

In Paris, the CAC 40 won 0.56% to 7,326.47 points after spending most of the session in the red. In Frankfurt, the Dax advanced by 0.34% and in London, the FTSE 100 took 0.64%.

The Eurostoxx 50 index won 0.53%, the FTSEUROFRST 300 increased by 0.3%and the Stoxx 600 took 0.25%.

Investors show caution in an economic environment marked by the many uncertainties on the backdrop of trade war started by US President Donald Trump and its consequences on global economic activity.

On Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered its forecast for global growth for 2025 to 2.8%, against an estimate of 3.3% in January, evoking the impact of American customs duties. “This is a fairly important phenomenon that affects all regions of the world. We note a slowdown in growth in the United States, in the euro area, in China and other regions of the world,” said Pierre-Olivier Gourchas, chief economist of the IMF, during an interview with Reuters.

Another concern for investors, Donald Trump reiterated his attacks on the President of the American Federal Reserve (Fed) Jerome Powell on Monday.

“The market is very nervous and any feeling of negativity or concern is amplified or exaggerated,” said Fiona Cincotta, main market analyst at City Index.

See also: Analysis of Trump’s criticism against Jerome Powell worries investors

VALUES

L’Oréal gained 6.30% after its first quarter results.

Schneider Electric lost 2.78% after Wells Fargo analysts reported on Monday, citing industrial sources, which Amazon would have suspended certain lease negotiations for its “Cloud” AWS services, in particular internationally.

A Wall Street

At the time of the closing in Europe, exchanges at the New York Stock Exchange indicated an increase of 2.09% for the Dow Jones, of 2.02% for the Standard & Poor’s 500 and 2.19% for the Nasdaq Composite.

At the values, Boeing advances 0.90% after having declared Tuesday that it would sell part of its Digital Aviation Solutions activity to the Thoma Bravo Investment Company for an amount of $ 10.55 billion.

The indicators of the day

Consumer confidence in the euro zone deteriorated over one month in April, according to a preliminary estimate published Tuesday by the European Commission.

Changes

The dollar is progressing slightly on Tuesday, after having evolved close to its lowest level in three years earlier during the day, Trump’s attacks against the president of the Fed eroding the confidence of investors in the American economy.

The dollar earns 0.21% against a basket of reference currencies.

The euro lost 0.3% to 1.1479 dollars.

RATE

The long -term yields of the US Treasury fall in a context of mixed demand for refuges values.

The rate of Treasuries at ten years loses 2.8 base points at 4.3773%. The two years, however, earns 2.5 base points at 3.7769%.

In Europe, the yield of the German Bund at ten years lost 2.2 base points at 2,4430%. The two -year -old fell from 1.8 basic points to 1,6600%.

OIL

The prices of oil are upwards, following the trend observed on the equity markets, even if the fears remain as to the impact of the trade war on demand.

Brent gained 2.02% to 67.60 dollars per barrel and light American crude (West Texas Intermediate, WTI) advances from 2.5% to 64.66 dollars.

(Written by Mara Vîlcu, edited by Blandine Hénault)

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