Markets hit record highs despite new Trump tariffs on Canada, Brazil, and EU. Earnings season begins, with volatility ticking up and investors watching guidance closely.

The EU remains hopeful it will strike a deal to avoid steep levies Trump has threatened on its exports to the US.

"The EU and China are broadly on a colliding trajectory in terms of their trade and industrial policy concerns," he told CNBC. Bones of contention include the challenge of China's overcapacity and trade diversion to Europe, Stec, who is also head of the Mercator Institute's Brussels office, explained.

The European Union may be nearing a trade agreement with the United States but is struggling to obtain immediate tariff relief and a commitment not to introduce new measures, the head of the European Parliament's trade committee said on Wednesday.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a multilateral lunch with visiting African Leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2025.

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Investors awaited tariff news between the U.S. and European Union on Friday that could add a potentially volatile development to the end of a week in which President Donald Trump reignited his global trade war.

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Wall Street is poised to conclude the week on a cautious note, with equities easing on Friday after President Donald Trump signaled a more aggressive trade stance.