by Mara Vilcu

(Reuters) – European scholarships finished in dispersed order on Monday, while investors assess the possibilities of a trade agreement between the United States and the European Union.

In Paris, CAC 40 lost 0.31% to 7,798.22 points. In Frankfurt, the Dax advanced by 0.04% and in London, the FTSE 100 rose 0.23%.

The Eurostoxx 50 index fell 0.31%, the FTSEURofirst 300 lost 0.13%and the Stoxx 600 abandoned 0.13%.

This Monday, trade tensions were still on the market program.

For the European Union (EU), the pressure increases as August 1 approaches on August 1, when customs duties of 30% on imports of the block in the United States must come into force. In addition, Friday evening, Financial Times reported that the Trump administration was considering customs duties between 15% and 20% on European imports, even in the event of a trade agreement.

In addition, the American administration attaches more importance to the quality of the commercial agreements concluded than their calendar, the US Secretary of the Treasury said on Monday, Scott Bessent. “We are not going to rush to conclude agreements,” said Scott Bessent during an interview with the CNBC channel.

In addition to trade tensions, the news is calm with regard to the data. Investors will focus their attention in the middle of the week on the publication of several indicators that will inform about the resistance of the European economy to global uncertainties.

In addition, Thursday, the European Central Bank (ECB) should opt for the status quo and leave its rates unchanged after eight consecutive drops. This week, the markets are also preparing for a series of important results of large technological companies, including Alphabet, Tesla and IBM.

“There are still many commercial uncertainties, and I therefore think that the emphasis on the results has given investors reasons to be enthusiastic,” said Ross Mayfield, an investment strategy analyst at Baird.

VALUES

In France, Covivio won 3.86% after its results, displaying one of the best performance in the SBF 120 while TF1 recorded the highest drop, abandoning 6.65%, after a change in recommendation.

A Wall Street

At the time of the closure in Europe, exchanges at the New York Stock Exchange indicated an increase of 0.56% for the Dow Jones, of 0.59% for the Standard & Poor’s 500, and 0.71% for the Nasdaq Composite.

Changes

The yen reduced his losses on Monday and bounces after dropping earlier in the day, following the Japanese election which saw the coalition in power to lose control of the Senate, which suggests that this result was already widely anticipated, while investors were preparing to deal with a certain volatility on the markets as the deadline approaches for customs rights with the United States.

In Asia, the yen advances 1.01% to 147.30 yen for a dollar.

The dollar loses 0.74% against a basket of reference currencies.

The euro earns 0.71% to 1.1708 dollars.

RATE

American returns are down on Monday before a week rather poor in economic indicators.

The yield of ten -year treasuries fell from 7.7 base points to 4.3539%. The two -year -old abandons 3.3 base points at 3.8418%.

The yield of the German Bund at ten years fell from 7.5 base points to 2.6180%. The two -year -old abandons 4.5 base points to 1.8070%.

OIL

Oil prices are down on Monday, the latest European sanctions against Russian oil to have a minimum impact on supply, while US customs duties continue to encourage demand on demand.

Brent loses 0.64% at 68.84 dollars per barrel and the American light crude (West Texas Intermediate, WTI) abandons 0.59% to 66.94 dollars.

To be continued on July 22:

(Some data may accuse a slight offset)

(Written by Mara Vîlcu, edited by Augustin Turpin)

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