European stock exchanges are expected to open sharply on Monday, while Asian stock markets and Wall Street futures are collapsing, still under the influence of the trade war triggered by the United States.

The aeronautics and defense group Airbus announced on Monday that the Taiwanese airline EVA Air had placed a firm order for six A321neo aircraft, thus implementing a memorandum of understanding announced last March.
At around 7:40am, the CAC 40 futures contract gave up 3.7%, according to

For what is shaping up to be another black day on the financial markets, which fear an outbreak of the trade war with potentially devastating consequences for the economy, European equity markets should start trading sharply lower on Monday.

Around 7:40 a.m., the DAX 40 futures contract in Frankfurt lost 4.7%, while the FTSE 100 in London fell by 1.8%, according to data from broker IG.

The Shanghai Composite Index fell by 6.6%, while the Hang Seng on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange fell by 10.8%.

In Asia, the Nikkei index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell by 5.9% on Monday at the end of trading.

Asian markets are reacting to China's response to American customs measures. The country announced on Friday that it would impose a 34% tax on all goods from the United States starting on April 10, in retaliation for the tariffs against Beijing of the same amount announced by Donald Trump on Wednesday. China has also indicated that it will implement export controls for some rare earths and that it has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO).
On Saturday, Washington implemented a new 10% customs tax on all products imported into the United States. This rate should be raised on Wednesday for major trading partners such as the European Union (20%), China (34%), Japan (24%) and India (26%).
The New York Stock Exchange closed sharply on Friday after the announcement of Beijing's response to American tariffs, which raises fears of an escalation in the trade war and a sharp slowdown in global growth

The Dow Jones lost a total of 7.9% last week, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell by 9.1% and 10%, respectively. The Dow Jones is now in a correction situation, while Nasdaq has entered the “bear market” after losing more than 20% from its last high point. For its part, the S&P 500 posted its biggest drop in a week since 2020

The Dow Jones (DJIA) fell by 5.5% on Friday, to 38,314.86 points, and the S&P 500 fell by 6%, to 5,074.08 points. The Nasdaq Composite, rich in technology stocks, fell 5.8% to 15,587.79 points. Since Donald Trump took office on January 17, the value of American companies listed on the stock exchange has collapsed by 11 trillion dollars

According to Dow Jones Market Data, over the sessions of Thursday and Friday alone, the valuation drop is 6.600 billion dollars.

The New York Stock Exchange is expected to remain under heavy pressure at the opening on Monday. At around 7:40am, the Dow Jones index futures contract lost 2.7%, while the S&P 500 fell by 3.5%. For its part, the Nasdaq 100 futures contract, rich in technological stocks, dropped 4.5% s.

The 10-year US Treasury bond yield lost 8 basis points, to 3.93%, around 7:40am. That of the two-year stock fell 13.4 basis points to 3.53%. US rates stabilized on Friday, in reaction to statements by Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell, who expressed concern about the impact of the new tariffs on inflation and growth. Jerome Powell indicated on Friday the measures announced by Donald Trump will result in an “at least temporary” acceleration of inflation in the

The manager did not go so far as to consider raising interest rates but said he was determined to avoid a lasting price slippage.

The 10-year rate fell below 4% on Thursday for the first time in six months.

The greenback rose by 0.3% against the Japanese currency, to 145.97 yen. Around 7:40 a.m., the euro gained 1.1% to $1.10.

Due to fears of weakening global demand caused by the trade war, oil futures were still falling on Monday morning. President Trump's deluge of tariffs caused oil prices to fall by 14% in two

The May contract for soft light crude (WTI) listed on Nymex fell by $1.39, or 2.2%, to $60.60 per barrel. Around 7:40am, the June North Sea Brent contract listed in London lost 1.42 dollars, or 2.2%, to 64.14 dollars