BRUSSELS — Hold your ground. That’s France’s advice for the EU as Brussels mulls ways to placate Donald Trump. The U.S. president has threatened tariffs against the bloc unless it buys more American fossil fuels. And EU officials are keen to engage, even readying a package of potential goodies for Trump.

Stock markets across Europe are expected to suffer hefty falls following big overnight declines in Asia after US President Donald Trump unveiled a raft of tariffs, sparking fears of a global trade war.

Donald Trump suggests Canada should become '51st state' amid escalating trade war - The provocative comments came after both Canada and Mexico announced retaliatory tariffs on US goods

"There are no winners in trade wars. If … the U.S. starts a trade war, then the one laughing on the side is China," said the EU's foreign policy chief.

By Yoruk Bahceli, Tom Westbrook and Naomi Rovnick LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Financial markets that had bet trade wars could be avoided are reassessing the risks of a sharp global slowdown, resurgent inflation and a pause to Federal Reserve rate cuts following Donald Trump's tariffs on top U.

High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas, said on Monday that there are no ‘winners’ in trade wars, given the prospect of the United States imposing tariffs on the EU-27, as it has already done with Canada,

The threat of a transatlantic trade war loomed large Monday over a gathering of European leaders aimed at boosting the continent's defences in the face of an aggressive Russia.

Investors bought dollars, sold stocks and fretted about inflation on Monday in a scramble to assess the risk of a trade war after Donald Trump put tariffs on top U.S. trading partners. Trump's orders for additional levies of 25% on imports from Mexico and most goods from Canada,

EU leaders meeting in Brussels Monday warned there would be no winners in a trade war with the United States, insisting they would hit back if President Donald Trump imposes tariffs. French President Emmanuel Macron said the European Union must show its muscle if US President Donald Trump makes good on his threat to target the bloc with a volley of tariffs.