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Europe markets open: Stoxx 600 flat, CAC 40 on edge as French govt crisis deepens

by admin October 7, 2025
October 7, 2025
Europe markets open: Stoxx 600 flat, CAC 40 on edge as French govt crisis deepens

A day of high political drama is unfolding in the heart of Europe, as a government in Paris teeters on the brink of collapse, sending a chill through a market already grappling with signs of a deepening economic slowdown.

European stocks opened to a mixed and hesitant picture on Tuesday, as investors nervously watch the final act of a French political thriller that has injected a potent dose of instability into the region.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 was little changed shortly after the opening bell, a picture of deep indecision as the market weighs the political chaos against a backdrop of record-setting highs on Wall Street.

France is firmly in the spotlight after Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s shock resignation on Monday, a move that came just one day after he had appointed a new cabinet and a mere 27 days into the job.

The departure, which sent the French CAC 40 index tumbling 1.3 percent and hit the country’s major banks hard, was the climax of a bitter and unwinnable battle over the nation’s budget.

But in a surprise twist late on Monday, President Emmanuel Macron gave the outgoing premier another 48 hours for “final discussions” with rival parties to try to break the impasse.

Lecornu confirmed the reprieve on X, stating he will report to the president on Wednesday evening on any potential breakthrough “so that he can draw all the necessary conclusions.”

The market is now on a knife’s edge, waiting to see if a government can be saved or if the country will be plunged into a deeper crisis.

This political storm in Paris is being compounded by a worrying economic signal from Berlin. New data on German factory orders has majorly disappointed the market, with new orders in the manufacturing sector falling by 0.8 percent from the previous month, according to Germany’s Federal Statistical Office.

The number was a stark reversal of the 1.1 percent increase that analysts had been expecting, a clear and worrying sign that Europe’s economic engine is sputtering.

Adding another layer of complexity to the session, the British oil giant Shell delivered a mixed and conflicting update. The company announced on Tuesday that it expects trading in its powerful gas division to be “significantly higher” in the third quarter.

However, it also confirmed it would be taking a 600 million dollar hit from the cancellation of its Rotterdam biofuels project, a push-pull statement that perfectly encapsulates the contradictory forces gripping the market.

This all unfolds under the long and paradoxical shadow of the United States, where a government shutdown is now in its second week.

In a stunning display of defiance, US markets have completely shrugged off the political chaos, with Wall Street kicking off the new week with fresh highs, an optimism that has so far failed to find a firm foothold in a deeply uncertain Europe.

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