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Nov 26 Reuters European shares fell across the board on Tuesday, led by automakers, as Donald Trump39;s tariff threat on the United States39; largest trading partners prompted worries that the bloc might share the same fate in a likely global trade war.
U.S. Presidentelect Trump, who takes office in January, plans to impose a 25 tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and slap an additional 10 tariff, above any additional tariffs on China, hurting the positive market sentiment following the nomination of Scott Bessent as U.S. Treasury secretary. The dollar rose, while global equities declined.
This just revived the worries that Europe could be next on the list of tariffs… It looks like the rest could materialize very, very quickly, and that39;s a major worry, said Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote Bank.
The panEuropean STOXX 600 was down 0.6 as of 0940 GMT and set to snap a threeday winning streak, with concerns over tariffs restoking global inflation and weighing on monetarypolicy easing also dampening investor mood.
The auto sector, expected to be among the worst hit under Trump tariffs, was down nearly 2, with Stellantis and Volkswagen among the top losers, shedding 4 and 2, respectively .
European carmakers have seen clear weakness in their sales over the past few years and they have also been in the crossfire with the Chinese…