European shares knocked lower by China concerns, ECB in focus – ZAWYA

European shares knocked lower by China concerns, ECB in focus – ZAWYA

european shares knocked lower by china concerns, ecb in focus european shares fell on thursday    london- european shares fell on thursday after deteriorating u.s.-china relations and worse-than-expected chinese domestic consumption data hurt asian stocks and global risk appetite.the white house said on wednesday it had not ruled out further sanctions on top chinese officials to punish china for its handling of hong kong.the united states also said it was studying the national security risks of social media applications including china's tiktok and wechat. the white house said on wednesday it had not ruled out further sanctions on top chinese officials to punish china for its handling of hong kong.london- european shares fell on thursday after deteriorating u.s.-china relations and worse-than-expected chinese domestic consumption data hurt asian stocks and global risk appetite.the united states also said it was studying the national security risks of social media applications including china's tiktok and wechat. china said it will respond to "bullying" tactics from washington, but that it will stick to the phase 1 trade deal the countries reached last year. with market attention turning towards the european central bank's policy meeting, europe's stoxx 600 was down 0.7% at 1045 gmt, having fallen sharply in early