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Europe markets open: Stoxx 600 flat, FTSE -0.2% as Trump takes tariff fight to SC

by September 4, 2025
by September 4, 2025

A tense and divided morning is unfolding across European markets, with stocks opening to a mixed and hesitant picture as investors grapple with a legal bombshell that has thrown the future of global trade into profound uncertainty.

The market is caught in a state of suspended animation, waiting for a verdict not only from the US Supreme Court but also from a series of critical economic reports that will determine the health of the American economy.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 hovered around the flatline at the open, a picture of indecision that masked a sharp divergence beneath the surface.

Battered technology shares, which have suffered from the week’s risk-off mood, staged a modest 0.3 percent rebound, while travel stocks tumbled 1.3 percent.

The tariff turmoil: a battle for the Supreme Court

The primary source of the market’s anxiety is the legal firestorm erupting around President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs.

After a federal appeals court delivered the stunning ruling last week that most of his global levies are illegal, the president has gone on the offensive.

On Wednesday night, he formally asked the Supreme Court to fast-track an appeal, seeking a final decision on the legality of the duties that have reshaped global commerce.

According to filings obtained by NBC News, Trump is asking the nation’s highest court to hear arguments in early November, a move that ensures the cloud of tariff uncertainty will continue to hang over the market for weeks to come.

The Economic Barometer: All Eyes on the American Worker

While the legal drama plays out, a more immediate and perhaps more crucial test is on the horizon. Wall Street is bracing for a volley of labor market data that will provide a vital health check on the US economy.

The ADP private payrolls report is due Thursday, a key prelude to Friday’s all-important government jobs report. Economists polled by Dow Jones expect to see a significant slowdown in private job creation, a signal that could sway the Federal Reserve’s next move.

A divided kingdom: London lags as a corporate shake-up takes shape

This global uncertainty is being felt acutely in London, where the blue-chip FTSE 100 has ticked down 0.2 percent, noticeably underperforming its continental peers.

The pound has pared some of its earlier gains, while a curious split has emerged in the bond market, with yields rising on short-term debt and falling on the long end.

Against this nervous backdrop, a significant corporate reshuffle is taking shape. The FTSE 100 is set to welcome the luxury group Burberry and the newly-listed Greek energy and metals group Metlen to its ranks.

They will replace the student accommodation developer Unite and the homebuilder Taylor Wimpey, a clear sign of the changing economic winds.

The churn continues in the FTSE 250, where the fast-fashion firm Asos and the housebuilder Crest Nicholson are among those being demoted, a tangible consequence of the pressures facing the modern consumer.

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