{"id":62527,"date":"2023-09-18T12:52:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T16:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/uncategorized\/european-stocks-edge-lower-caution-ahead-of-central-bank-meetings\/"},"modified":"2023-09-18T12:53:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T16:53:02","slug":"european-stocks-edge-lower-caution-ahead-of-central-bank-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=62527","title":{"rendered":"European stocks edge lower; caution ahead of central bank meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"imgCarousel\" class=\"imgCarousel\">\n<p><span class=\"text\">\u00a9 Reuters <\/span><br \/>\n<i class=\"imgGrad\"><\/i>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Investing.com &#8211; European stock markets edged lower Monday, as investors braced for a week packed with central bank meetings, including from the U.S. Federal Reserve.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">At 03:35 ET (07:35 GMT), the \u00a0index in Germany traded 0.3% lower, the \u00a0in France dropped 0.5%, while the \u00a0in the U.K. traded largely unchanged.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>ECB officials in spotlight<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The new week has started on a cautious note, handing back some of the previous week&#8217;s gains when investors took comfort from signs that the  is nearly done raising interest rates.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The ECB lifted interest rates on Thursday to a record high of 4%, but the accompanying press release hinted that the hike was likely to be its last with the eurozone economy struggling.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ECB policy makers ECB&#8217;s ,  and  are scheduled to speak Monday, and their comments will be studied for the extent of the dissent from the more hawkish members of the group over the indications of an end to the year-long rate-hiking cycle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Federal Reserve leads central banks parade<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This week sees a number of major central banks hold policy-setting meetings, including the  on Thursday and the  on Friday.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">However, the highlight will be Wednesday\u2019s  gathering, at which the U.S. central bank is widely expected to announce a pause to its series of interest rate increases.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">That said, with U.S.  rising by 0.6% on a monthly basis last month, the largest gain since June 2022, driven by higher gasoline prices, the Fed is likely to retain its hawkish outlook and likely signal higher-for-longer rates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Chipmakers face difficulties globally<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Back in Europe, Nordic Semiconductor (OL:) stock slumped nearly 15% after cutting its revenue guidance for the third quarter<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">However, its problems aren&#8217;t unique judging by a Reuters report which said that Taiwan\u2019s Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:), the world\u2019s largest contract chipmaker, had asked its suppliers to delay deliveries amid concerns over slowing demand.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Corporation\"><span itemprop=\"name\"> Societe Generale <\/span><\/span> (EPA:) stock fell almost 6% after new CEO Slawomir Krupa pledged to cut costs to boost profits by 2026 amid stagnating sales, in his first strategic plan for France&#8217;s third-biggest listed bank.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Crude extends rally ahead of central bank meetings<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Oil prices headed higher Monday, continuing to rally on the back of expectations of a tighter market ahead of a series of central bank policy-setting meetings this week.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The crude benchmarks have risen over 30% over the past three months following supply cuts from Saudi Arabia and Russia, which could push the market into a substantial deficit in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Traders will be watching decisions and commentary by central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve, this week on interest rate policies, and key economic data out of China.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">By 03:35 ET, the  futures traded 0.8% higher at $90.70 a barrel, while the  contract climbed 0.6% to $94.51.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Additionally,  rose 0.1% to $1,948.95\/oz, while  traded 0.1% higher at 1.0665.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investing.com\/news\/stock-market-news\/european-stock-futures-edge-lower-caution-ahead-of-central-bank-meetings-3176237\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9 Reuters Investing.com &#8211; European stock markets edged lower Monday, as investors braced for a week packed with central bank meetings, including from the U.S. Federal Reserve. At 03:35 ET (07:35 GMT), the \u00a0index in Germany traded 0.3% lower, the \u00a0in France dropped 0.5%, while the \u00a0in the U.K. traded largely unchanged. 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