European stocks are seen opening a tad higher on Friday in light pre-Christmas trade. Financial markets in the U.K. will close early today for Christmas.
Asian markets followed Wall Street lower as forecast-beating U.S. data fueled expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue to lift interest rates.
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April 10, 2026 16:21 ET Inflation data from the U.S. was the main data event this week as the conflict in the Middle East continue. The minutes of the latest Fed policy session and the survey data on the services sector also made headlines. In Europe, manufacturing orders data from Germany was in focus. Price data from China drew attention in Asia.