The Nasdaq Composite index fell almost 1.4% on Tuesday after February consumer confidence missed expectations, coming in at 98.3 compared with the consensus of 103.0, and down from 105.3 in January — the worst decline since August.

U.S. stocks wobbled on Wednesday amid fresh tariff threats while a draft U.S.-Ukraine deal on critical minerals and robust corporate earnings helped European shares close at a record high. Global shares also gained and benchmark Treasury yields looked set to notch their sixth straight day of declines,