European stocks fall in global sell-off as interest rate cut hopes recede

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European stocks fell on Tuesday amid a global sell-off as hopes of rapid US interest rate cuts wane and fears grow over the potential for conflict in the Middle East to widen.

The region-wide Stoxx Europe 600 dropped 1.4 per cent, with particularly steep declines for industrials and miners. France’s Cac 40 also fell…