Brussels and Washington avoid a total commercial war with a last minute pact. However, the agreement, which imposes a 15% fixed tariff on European products, has been received with falls in European stock markets and a generalized analysis that the EU has yielded to avoid greater evil.

This last week has been marked by a growing global uncertainty, promoted mainly by the commercial policy of the United States and its international repercussions. This climate of tension was reflected in the publication of significant economic data, and sometimes contradictory, of the main economies.