US stocks, crypto rise after Trump pauses planned European tariffs

The S&P 500 climbed, crypto stocks were mixed and Bitcoin and Ether posted modest gains on Wednesday after Donald Trump called off his recent tariff threat.

US stocks and crypto markets edged higher on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said he would not move forward with proposed tariffs on several European countries.

The S&P 500 closed the trading day up 1.16% on Wednesday, hours after Trump said on Truth Social that he had held a “very productive meeting” with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and would not be moving forward with tariffs scheduled for Feb. 1. 

The tariffs had targeted eight European countries, including Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland. Trump did not provide details on how the tariffs would be structured or implemented.

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