European stocks may open on a sluggish note Wednesday despite gains in U.S. stock futures and fresh signs of economic recovery in China.
Investors continue to assess the outlook for inflation and interest rates in the face of continued geopolitical and macro-economic uncertainties.
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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.