{"id":64388,"date":"2025-09-19T05:37:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T05:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/09\/19\/european-shares-seen-tad-lower-at-open-14\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T05:37:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T05:37:20","slug":"european-shares-seen-tad-lower-at-open-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/09\/19\/european-shares-seen-tad-lower-at-open-14\/","title":{"rendered":"European Shares Seen Tad Lower At Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"ctl00_CPI_dvBody\">\n<p> European stocks are seen opening flat to slightly lower on Friday as a busy week for central bank meetings and key economic releases draws to an end. <\/p>\n<p>U.S. stock futures ticked higher after parcel delivery giant FedEx Corp. reinstated its full-year profit outlook and the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the discussions that President Trump&#8217;s team is weighing a plan to spur the construction of factories and other infrastructure in a bid to jump-start the American manufacturing sector.<\/p>\n<p>Asian <span class=\"landLinks\">markets<\/span> were mixed while the yen strengthened after the Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady and announced that it will begin offloading exchange-traded funds. <\/p>\n<p>Investors now await a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping later in the day that could help determine the fate of TikTok and the future of U.S.-China relations.<\/p>\n<p>On the economic front, U.K. retail sales data and France&#8217;s monthly <span class=\"landLinks\">business<\/span> survey results may garner some attention later in the day. <\/p>\n<p>The dollar was flat while Treasury yields continued to rise after Thursday&#8217;s data showed U.S. jobless claims had dropped by the most in nearly four years, suggesting the U.S. <span class=\"landLinks\">economy<\/span> remains resilient and is unlikely to spiral into a recession.<\/p>\n<p>Gold ticked higher but oil prices traded lower as traders waited to see what additional sanctions are placed on Russian oil.<\/p>\n<p>Overnight, U.S. stocks notched fresh record highs as Nvidia agreed to invest $5 billion in Intel Corp and data showed fewer Americans filed new applications for unemployment benefits last week.<\/p>\n<p>The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 0.9 percent, the S&amp;P 500 added half a percent and the Dow rose 0.3 percent, a day after the Fed delivered its first interest-rate cut since December 2024 and signaled two more rate cuts in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>European stocks closed higher on Thursday following Federal Reserve and Bank of England rate decisions.<\/p>\n<p>The pan European STOXX 600 advanced 0.8 percent. 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