European stocks may drift lower at open on Tuesday, with recession fears and worries about an escalation in Sino-U.S. tensions likely to weigh on sentiment.
Asian markets fell broadly, with Chinese and Hong Kong stocks leading regional losses as reports that U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would visit Taiwan fanned China-U.S. tensions.
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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.