Microsoft Corporation

SAKURA Internet Inc.

The EU is preparing for a prolonged energy crisis and is considering emergency measures, including fuel rationing and a new release of strategic reserves. Spot prices for physical supplies of Brent crude soared to $141 per barrel - the highest since 2008 - due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. These and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of April 3.

Top story for the morning: oil at peak since 2008, EU prepares measures against energy crisis

Tesla, Inc.

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Oil shocks have preceded nearly every economic downturn in the world's largest economy over the past 80 years

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European stocks rose sharply at the opening of trading on Tuesday, March 10, as investor sentiment - after a panic sell-off the previous day - was supported by a drop in oil futures following President Trump's announcement of a <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/dumau-vojna-prakticeski-zaversena-rynki-vyrosli-posle-kommentariev-trampa-cbs">possible imminent end to</a> the war in the Middle East and a willingness to take measures to curb rising energy prices.

European stocks on track for best day since April: Stoxx 600 jumped 2%

At the beginning of trading, the main EU stock indices opened in the negative, but then recovered this fall

European stocks rise amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East

JPMorgan analysts expect European stocks to underperform U.S. stocks amid the war in the Middle East, MarketWatch <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-one-of-the-years-surprising-hot-trades-has-quickly-gone-off-the-rails-6aa35859?mod=newsviewer_click">writes</a>. A sharp rise in gas prices increases risks for the European market, given the region's dependence on energy imports, the publication notes.

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Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

UniCredit S.p.A.

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

So far, the indicator is holding within the ECB's target, but analysts fear a prolonged price shock due to oil supply difficulties

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European stocks have risen for eight consecutive months

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The European Union has warned of its readiness to freeze the ratification process of the trade agreement with the United States and asked the administration of US President Donald Trump for further clarification on America's new duty policy, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-23/eu-set-to-freeze-us-trade-deal-approval-over-trump-tariff-risk">writes</a>.

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LVMH Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Societe Europeenne

Novo Nordisk A/S

SAP SE

ASML Holding N.V.

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

TotalEnergies SE

Headlines about global stock markets today are now mostly shaped around a small group of US tech giants, which often makes Europe look fragmented, cyclical and slow to innovate. This view does not reflect the whole picture, says Francesco Bergamini, head of Freedom24 Italy.

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The European Central Bank, as expected, on Thursday, December 18, kept the interest rate unchanged and raised some forecasts for economic growth and inflation, which is likely to strengthen investor forecasts for the absence of further rate cuts, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/ecb-keeps-rates-steady-nudges-up-growth-forecast-2025-12-18/">writes</a> Reuters. The ECB keeping the rate unchanged can be considered a signal of confidence in the current state of the eurozone economy: growth exceeds expectations, and inflation, despite external trade shocks, remains close to the regulator's target benchmarks, the agency notes.