French President Emmanuel Macron called on Thursday for European companies to suspend planned investment in the United States after U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping global tariffs on American imports.

It is clear that if a large French company agrees to open a factory in the United States, it would give the Americans a point,' Finance and Economy Minister Eric Lombard said.

French President Emmanuel Macron had a clear message to European businesses following the announcement of US 'reciprocal tariffs': stop investing there. "It is important that future investments, the investments announced over the last few weeks,