European stock exchanges are expected to open lower on Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump signed an executive order for new taxes on all imports of aluminum and steel into the United States beginning on March 12.

This Tuesday, the International Summit on Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues for its 2nd and final day. Invited heads of state and tech personalities will meet at the Grand Palais in Paris to try to find a common position on the regulation of AI with a non-binding text. In parallel, a “business day” will be held at the Parisian start-up incubator Station F. According to INSEE data published on Tuesday, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 point in the 4th quarter to 7.3% of the

The in vitro diagnostics specialist bioMérieux announced on Tuesday that it has received authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the American health authority, to market its test that detects 11 of the bacteria, viruses and parasites most commonly responsible for gastroenteritis

Carmila and M6 are due to publish their results this Tuesday after the close.

The luxury group Kering proposed on Tuesday the payment of a lower dividend over one year for the financial year 2024, during which its results were weighed down in particular by the contraction in demand and the realization of strategic investments.

Around 7:50, the CAC 40 futures contract fell by 0.1%, according to data from broker IG.

With new 25% tariffs on aluminum and steel imports into the United States coming into force on March 12, European equity markets could open slightly lower on Tuesday. According to data from broker IG, the DAX 40 futures contract lost 0.1%, just like the one on the FTSE 100, around 7:50am. According to Capital Economics, the Canadian economy is relatively exposed and American steel prices are likely to rise, while the impact on the Chinese economy will be negligible, as the United States already has high tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum

Market attention today is on Fed Chairman Powell's hearings in Congress and on US inflation data later this week. Powell is scheduled to address senators today and to the House on Wednesday. Despite Donald Trump's announcement of these new tariffs, the New York Stock Exchange started again on Monday.
The Dow Jones Index (DJIA) closed up 0.4% to 44,470.41 points, and the S&P 500 index rose 0.7% to 6,066.44 points. The Nasdaq Composite, rich in technological stocks, recovered 1% to 19,714.27

The Shanghai Composite lost 0.2% at the end of the session, while the Hang Seng linked 0.6% to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Asia. The Tokyo Stock Exchange is closed.

The 10-year Treasury bond rate was stable, at 4.50%, around 7:50. That of the two-year stock was also stable, at 4.29%

The euro was stable, at 1.0310 dollars, around 7:50am. The greenback lost 0.1% against the Japanese currency, at 151.90

The April contract for North Sea Brent quoted in London rose by 41 cents, or 0.5%, to 76.28 dollars per barrel, at around 7:50am. The March contract for light sweet crude (WTI) listed on Nymex rose 37 cents, or 0.5%, to $71.63