European stocks are poised to open higher on Thursday, as investors react to dovish comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell and shift focus to the ECB and BoE meetings due later in the day.
Both central banks are expected to raise rates by 50 basis points and ECB President Lagarde's press conference will be the key driver for markets.
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