European markets lower after drop in euro zone inflation

Fund manager Giles Parkinson of Trinity Bridge sold shares of luxury retailer

— Ruxandra Iordache

Shares of Starlink competitor Eutelsat rose by more than 6% as the company is reportedly in discussions to raise 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 billion) from investors.

Bloomberg News reported that Eutelsat, which runs the OneWeb satellite constellation, is in talks with the government of France, the United Kingdom, and shipping company CMA CGM to raise funds to build its low-earth orbit network.

The deal would take the French government’s stake in the company to 30% from the current 13.59%, Bloomberg said.

 — Ganesh Rao

The pan-European Stoxx 600 index has turned lower after rising in early trade. The benchmark was lower by 0.2% at 8.30 am in London.

The U.K.’s FTSE 100, CAC 40 and Germany’s DAX were also in the red by 0.1%.

— Ganesh Rao

Swiss bank Julius Baer plans to cut costs by 130 million Swiss Francs ($158.8 million) by 2028 as part of its strategic review.

The bank said that the savings will be in addition to its target to lower expenses by 110 million Swiss Francs ($134 million), which was announced in February. Julius Baer said it expects to exceed that target by 20 million Swiss Francs.

Analysts largely welcomed the strategy update from the bank’s new chief executive, who took control at the start of this year.

“The words discipline/disciplined appear a total of 19 times in the Strategy Update presentation from Julius Baer under new CEO Stefan Bollinger and this is giving the right messaging to all stakeholders given the issues over the past years, in our view,” said JPMorgan’s Amit Ranjan in a note to clients.

The bank also revealed its plans to increase gross profit margins, assets under management and return on its CET reserves.

“While targets appear conservatively struck and imply earnings below consensus, this makes sense but is likely to require evidence of a better outcome and buybacks to resume to see earnings growth and upgrades coming through,” said RBC Capital analyst Anke Reingen.

— Ganesh Rao

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Futures data from IG on Tuesday morning suggests London’s FTSE will open 6 points higher at 8,787, Germany’s DAX 42 points higher at 23,984, France’s CAC 40 up 6 points at 7,741 and Italy’s FTSE MIB up 106 points at 40,073.

The specter of U.S. tariffs has returned to the fore for markets this week, after President Donald Trump said Friday that he will double tariffs on steel imports from 25% to 50% on June 4.

Investors will also be monitoring any developments in trade talks between the U.S. and China, which soured last week. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett suggested Sunday that Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping could have a conversation as soon as this week.

— Holly Ellyatt

Investors in Europe will be keeping a close eye on the latest inflation data from the euro zone.

Flash data from the single currency area is expected to show inflation cooled toward 2% in May, paving the way for the European Central Bank to deliver a widely expected 25 basis point rate cut at its next meeting on Thursday.

Euro zone inflation was unchanged at 2.2% in April, missing expectations for a move lower.

— Holly Ellyatt

U.S. stock futures slipped on Tuesday morning after the major averages began June’s trading on a positive note.

In the regular session, the S&P 500 climbed 0.41%. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.67%, and the Dow added 35.41 points, or 0.08%.

Stocks ended Monday higher despite rising tensions between China and the United States, with Beijing countering President Donald Trump’s accusations that it had violated a temporary trade agreement. Investors had grown hopeful that the two countries could work out a trade deal, but this latest development points to negotiations taking a turn for the worse.

Meanwhile, Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose overnight after China’s manufacturing activity in May shrank at the fastest pace since September 2022, a private survey showed.

The Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing purchasing managers’ index came in at 48.3, missing Reuters’ median estimate of 50.6 and dropping sharply from 50.4 in April, as a sharper decline in new export orders highlighted the impact of prohibitive U.S. tariffs.

— Holly Ellyatt, Amala Balakrishner and Lisa Kailai Han