European stocks were mixed on Thursday as investors weighed renewed tensions in the U.S.-China trade dispute over rare earth controls against growing expectations of imminent U.S. Federal Reserve rate cuts.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.2 percent at 568.72 after gaining 0.6 percent on Wednesday.
The German DAX slipped 0.1 percent and the U.K.'s FTSE 100 eased 0.2 percent.
France's CAC 40 was little changed after surging 2 percent in the previous session, driven by a powerful rally in luxury names.
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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.