EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic will head to Washington on Wednesday for tariff talks, an EU spokesperson told Reuters, adding that he will meet U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.

President Trump is pushing through with his tariff agenda, unveiling a new batch of letters to country leaders outlining tariffs on goods imported from their countries beginning in August. Trump on Thursday announced a 35% tariff on Canadian goods.

President Donald Trump expanded his tariff threats over the weekend, calling for 30% levies on two of America’s largest trading partners: the European Union and Mexico.

Analysts have kept their forecasts for prices in the European Union’s carbon market roughly steady with the spectre of tariffs from the United States and weak industrial output weighing on expectations.

The European Union has finalized a second list of countermeasures to target U.S. goods worth $84 billion, including Boeing Co. aircraft, automobiles and bourbon, if it decides to retaliate against Donald Trump's tariff policy.

Futures data from IG suggests regional markets will start the week flat to lower, with London's FTSE 100 unchanged and both France's CAC 40 and Germany's DAX expected to open 0.2% lower. Italy's FTSE MIB is seen opening 0.35% higher.

BERLIN (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs threaten the American economy at least as much the European one, German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said on Wednesday, calling for a "fair deal" with the Americans. "Trump's tariffs have only losers," Klingbeil said.