European stocks were sharply lower on Tuesday as mixed earnings, weak U.S. manufacturing data and cautious comments from Federal Reserve officials over the path of interest rates soured investors' appetite for riskier assets.
The pan European Stoxx 600 fell 1.1 percent to 565.88 after ending flat with a positive bias on Monday.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.