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AI-related equity jitters are unlikely to be resolved overnight and eurozone government bonds could actually come out as a winner. Relative to euro rates, US equity volatility is reaching highs similar to previous crisis periods. A global rebalancing of portfolios could see significant demand for euro rates, mitigating the upward rate pressure.

Yields on eurozone government bonds edged lower, tracking moves in Treasurys amid uncertainty over tariff policies.

European stocks are set to open higher on Friday as traders awaited more earnings reports, and monitored tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

European stocks are expected to open in mixed territory on Thursday as investors await further earnings reports.

The Eurozone faces unsustainable public finances due to aging demographics, high debt, and stagnant growth, leading governments to seek new tax revenues. Major EU countries are shifting toward taxing capital gains and equity investments, including mark-to-market regimes and higher transaction taxes.

European stocks are expected to open lower on Tuesday as investors keep an eye on earnings.

AI fears hit stocks on Wall Street on Thursday, with real estate, trucking and software shares among the hardest hit.

The European Commission will present in March a plan to deepen the European Union's single market of 450 million consumers and make it easier for companies to operate across the EU, the Commission's head Ursula von der Leyen said.

European stocks are expected to open higher on Thursday as investors await another big batch of earnings reports.

A short-lived decline in inflation that takes it below target is unlikely to prompt action by the European Central Bank, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said in a speech at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.