European stocks may open broadly lower on Wednesday as investors await the Federal Reserve's rate announcement later in the day.
The U.S. Labour Department's report on producer price inflation may also attract attention after the November CPI report pointed to sticky core inflation.
The U.S. central bank is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged.
That said, the dot plot, a grid of members' projections for the fed funds rate, coupled with Chair Jerome Powell's comments should offer markets more clarity on when the Fed could begin cutting rates next year.
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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.