The markets in Europe closed mostly higher on Monday, although the UK market underperformed and settled slightly lower. Investors digested a batch of regional economic data, and looked ahead to the monetary policy announcements from the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England the Bank of Japan due later in the week.
The Fed, scheduled to announce its policy decision on Wednesday, is expected to lower interest rate by 25 basis points. The BoE and the BoJ are likely to hold rates unchanged.
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April 10, 2026 16:21 ET Inflation data from the U.S. was the main data event this week as the conflict in the Middle East continue. The minutes of the latest Fed policy session and the survey data on the services sector also made headlines. In Europe, manufacturing orders data from Germany was in focus. Price data from China drew attention in Asia.