President Trump concludes his multi-stop Middle East tour having signed mega A.I. and aviation investment deals in Abu Dhabi, Doha and Riyadh but has raised concerns among some of his administration regarding advanced A.I. security restrictions. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in Albania for talks with European counterparts on a potential post-Brexit deal. Youth mobility and fishing rights will be key topics on the agenda. Swiss luxury firm Richemont sees a rise in quarterly sales and manages to narrowly scrape a beat but warns of continuing global economic uncertainty.  

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President Trump’s Middle Eastern tour continues to Doha where he helps Boeing secure a mega-deal with Qatar Airways. He heads to the UAE later today. Shares in trading platform Etoro Group soar off the back of its Nasdaq IPO which could potentially herald a reset in IPO sentiment on Wall Street. Siemens posts a Q2 beat, hiking its FY guidance. CEO Roland Busch tells CNBC a tariff deal with the U.S. will help trigger a ‘normal’ growth rate.  

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U.S. President Donald Trump hails his return to Saudi Arabia where he has secured hundreds of billions of dollars of investment from the kingdom. He will be heading to Qatar later today. The U.S. Agriculture Secretary, Brooke Rollins, says Trump’s global trade negotiations will be a boon to the whole world. German shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd confirms its FY outlook despite trade concerns on the horizon. Defence firm Renk doubles its quarterly orderbook, seeing intakes of €550m.

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Global markets rally on the back of yesterday’s U.S.-China trade truce with mining and tech stocks leading European gains. Stateside, the Magnificent 7 companies add $800bn in market cap. President Trump signs an executive order to force European countries to pay higher prices for pharmaceuticals and vows to punish countries which refuse to match lower drug costs in the U.S. And President Trump embarks on his first major foreign trip since regaining office to Saudi Arabia where he expects to secure big strategic, tech and infrastructure deals.

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The U.S. and China reach a trade deal with both sides slashing their respective tariffs by 115 per cent. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says both sides have moved towards balanced trade. China-exposed shares soar in Europe with luxury, autos and tech leading the way. However, pharma stocks plummet following President Trump’s announcement that he will sign an executive order to reduce drug prices for Americans by up to 80 per cent.

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U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators hail ‘substantial’ momentum following talks in Geneva over the weekend. Further details are promised later today. President Trump vows to sign an executive order which would see American drug prices cut by up to 80 per cent. Italian lender Unicredit posts a top and bottom line beat in Q1 and raises its FY guidance. CEO Andrea Orcel tells CNBC his bank’s plans for consolidation are progressing.  

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The U.K. And the U.S. seals the first trade agreement of Trump's tariff war — but loose ends remain on the details. Meanwhile, attention turns to this weekend's negotiations between the U.S. and China in Switzerland, as President Trump says he may consider lowering the sky-high tariff level against Beijing. In Europe, Commerzbank bucks expectations to report nearly 12% profit growth in the first quarter, as the German lender looks to fend off advances from Italy's Unicredit.

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The UK and U.S. may potentially unveil a major trade deal as soon as this afternoon. President Trump has teased that an announcement is due at 3PM BST. The U.S. Federal Reserve has held rates steady once again, citing increased economic uncertainty ahead. Meanwhile, in the UK, the BoE is set to slash rates for a second time this year with more moves expected over the summer.  

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Beijing moves to increase stimulus into the economy from rate cuts to liquidity injections in an attempt to counter the effects of President Trump’s tariffs. U.S. and Chinese officials are due to hold trade talks in Switzerland this weekend. India bombs targets in Pakistan in retaliation for last month’s terror attack on Hindu tourists in the divided region of Kashmir. Danish pharma giant Novo Nordisk slashes its FY forecast despite an 18 per cent surge in quarterly sales.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tells CNBC that the White House is involved in talks with 18 key trading partners and that some deals are imminent. Ford suspends its outlook and reveals a $2.5bn loss as tariff uncertainty weighs. In Germany, the CDU’s Friedrich Merz is to become Chancellor later today following his party’s grand coalition agreement with the SPD.  

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