Macron calls Trump’s tariffs ‘brutal and unfounded’ and warns France could suspend US investments – as it happened

President says nothing can be ruled out' in response to US measures

• What are tariffs and why do they matter?

French prime minister Francois Bayrou told reporters that Donald Trump's tariffs marked a catastrophe" for the global economy, and posed an immense difficulty" for Europe.

Speaking on the margins of a meeting in the French Senate, he also said the move will be a catastrophe for the US and for US citizens."