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.
Asian markets were mostly lower, though Chinese and Hong Kong stocks eked out modest gains after data showed China's industrial profits rose at the fastest pace in at least more than a year in August.
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June 19, 2026 16:46 ET Major central banks continued to dominate the economic news flow this week too, led by the Federal Reserve, as they announced their latest policy decisions. The Federal Reserve policy session was in focus as it was the first to be led by the new chief Kevin Warsh. In Europe, central banks of the U.K. and Switzerland announced their rate decisions. In Asia, the Bank of Japan drew attention for its policy moves, while data out of China threw some light on the state of the economy.