在与日本和欧盟达成贸易协定后，8月1日的最后期限变得越来越无关紧要。欧洲股市最初对美欧15%的贸易协议表示欢迎，但在整个交易时段，热情逐渐消退。虽然避免了最坏的无协议脱欧情况，并为公司提供了具体的应对措施（即减少不确定性），但关于有利于美国的“不平衡”协议的广泛讨论开始影响市场情绪。

After Trade Agreement with Japan and EU, August 1 Deadline Becomes Increasingly Irrelevant.European stocks initially welcomed the US-EU 15% trade deal but enthusiasm died out gradually through the session. While avoiding a worst-case no-deal scenario and offering companies something concrete to deal with (ie less uncertainty), extensive talk of a “lopsided” agreement favouring the US began to weigh on sentiment.