Deadly Mix of US Tariffs and Disappointing Labor Data Hammers European Stocks

European markets closed the week’s final session deep in the red, battered by a toxic combination of U.S. tariffs and underwhelming labor market figures. Paris bore the brunt as the CAC 40 plummeted 2.91% to 7,546 points. Frankfurt’s DAX tumbled 2.65% to 23,427 points. London’s FTSE 100 showed relative resilience but still declined 0.7% to 9,608 points.