Tariff Shocks & Rate Jitters Ignite Wild 48 Hours in European Markets
Key Facts German DAX index graph at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, reflecting volatile mid-week trading reuters.com. Pan-European Overview: From Slump to Rebound European equities seesawed over the two days, buffeted by transatlantic trade tensions and shifting rate expectations. On Thursday Sept. 25, the STOXX Europe 600 index dropped 0.7%, touching levels not seen in three weeks reuters.com. Almost every major bourse closed in the red reuters.com as traders digested a slew of worrying signals: fresh U.S. trade investigations into high-tech imports, surprisingly robust U.S. economic data, and guarded comments from central bankers. By Friday Sept. 26, however, markets regained footing