European stocks look set to open a tad higher on Tuesday after a sell-off in the previous session on fears surrounding a spike in new virus cases outside China.
As fears of a pandemic mount, the World Health Organization has praised China's aggressive efforts to wrest the epidemic under control.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.