European stocks are seen opening broadly higher on Wednesday, with currency movements, bond yields and the latest batch of earnings results likely to be in focus.
Asian markets traded mixed, with Japan's Nikkei index rallying more than 2 percent after the Bank of Japan announced no change to its yield curve policy.
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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.