European stocks are likely to open on a positive note Thursday after the U.S. Fed's minutes from the January 31-February 1 meeting contained no new surprises.
The minutes showed that almost all participants backed a 25-bps hike at the meeting, but a few favored raising rates by 50 basis points to achieve price stability in a timely way.
Asian markets traded mostly higher and U.S. equity futures edged up as investors reprice their interest-rate expectations.
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.