European markets are expected to pull back when trading begins on Friday as global stock markets get off to a rocky start in 2025.
British FTSE 100 Germany’s unemployment rate is expected to fall by about 8 percentage points to 8,243 German DAX Index Expected to fall 5 points to 19,988, while France CAC 40 It is expected to drop 21 points to 7,369 points. Italian FTSE MIB It was last expected to fall 107 points to 34,430 points.
Pan-European Stoke 600 After a volatile first trading day of the year, stocks closed higher on Thursday.
Investors weighed regional and global political uncertainties that could impact markets and economies, including political instability in France, upcoming elections in Germany and potential tariffs under U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
On the European data front on Friday, investors will be looking at the latest inflation data from Türkiye and Poland, as well as unemployment reports from Germany and Spain and mortgage data from the UK.
