European companies in China have ranked a domestic slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy as a bigger challenge for them than the trade war, underlining the hurdles for Beijing as it negotiates with the US on tariffs.

Trump agrees to extend the proposed 50% EU tariff to July 9, 2025, after a call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Talks are set to "begin rapidly," he said.

The European Union said Monday that it will "fast-track" trade negotiations with the US as a new deadline looms.

Wall Street’s fear gauge settled down after the delay in EU tariffs eased some jitters among traders. The CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, was down to 19.30 on Tuesday after spiking north of 25 during Friday’s session.

European Union countries backed plans on Tuesday to scale back the bloc's carbon border levy to cover just 10% of the companies currently covered by the scheme, on the grounds that these firms account for nearly all of the emissions involved.

The European Union is seeking to accelerate trade talks with the US just six weeks before President Donald Trump’s threatened 50% tariffs come into effect.

The European Union has agreed to fast-track trade talks with the US in a bid to avoid President Trump's 50% tariffs — which, in an about-face, he announced would be delayed until July 9. On Tuesday, a Bloomberg report said that the EU's trade chief,

London stocks climbed on Tuesday in broad-based gains, in their first reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to postpone steep tariffs on the European Union.