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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will meet the CEOs of America's biggest companies on Tuesday, including many whose market value has dipped in recent days as recession and inflation fears soured consumer and investor sentiment. The Republican president is expected to speak with around 100 CEOs at a regular meeting of the Business Roundtable in Washington, an influential group of CEOs leading major U.S. companies from Apple to JPMorgan Chase and Walmart. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser and Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon also plan to attend, according to three sources.

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Central Europe's export-dependent economies face risks from slowing world trade growth and tariff threats, which could be mitigated with reforms and the removal of remaining trade barriers in the EU, the International Monetary Fund said. Central European nations are among the European Union's most reliant on foreign trade, with exports as a share of output ranging from 92% in Slovakia to 69% in the Czech Republic, based on 2023 Eurostat data, with only Romania's 39% below the bloc's average. U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to impose 25% tariffs on imports from the bloc is likely to hurt growth in the export-oriented region, though Poland, the region's largest economy, is seen less exposed, S&P Global said last week.

Inflation is a top financial concern this year, according to a new survey from Northwestern Mutual, and many Americans say their incomes aren't keeping up.

Bitcoin dropped below $80,000 on Monday, hitting $77,459 before slightly recovering to $79,085.

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose less than 1% on Tuesday, helped by weakness in the dollar, although gains were capped as concerns mounted over a U.S. slowdown and the impact of tariffs on global economic growth. Oil prices, however, pared back some gains after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has instructed his commerce secretary to add an additional 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports from Canada, bringing the total tariff on those products to 50%. Trump's protectionist policies have shaken global markets, imposing and delaying tariffs on major oil suppliers Canada and Mexico, while also raising duties on China, prompting retaliatory measures.

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