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European stocks seen higher ahead of central bank meetings

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European stocks were seen opening higher Wednesday morning as investors look ahead to key central bank meetings, while trade tensions and the risk of a no-deal Brexit have cooled for now.

The European Central Bank meets Thursday to decide its latest monetary policy, with marketsMeanwhile, senior White House advisor Peter Navarro on Tuesday moved to calm expectations for the next rounds of U.S.-China trade talks, which are set to begin in October.

China is expected to buy more U.S. agricultural products in the hope of sweetening Washington's stance on trade and securing a better deal, the South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday. Asian shares traded mixed Wednesday afternoon, with mainland Chinese shares mostly lower while indexes in Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea advanced.

European banks have been voicing increasing concerns about the ECB's rock-bottom interest rates ahead of the central bank's meeting on Thursday, with the ECB Governing Council expected to double down on a policy which squeezes their profits. The president of Germany's savings banks association joined Dutch bank ING on Tuesday in lambasting loose monetary policy.

Meanwhile, Deutsche Bank said in a note on Tuesday that it now forecasts a further 100 basis points of rate cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve, and sees growth falling to below 1.5% by mid-2020 assuming no trade war escalation.on Tuesday, with his exit seen as lessening the chance of a military conflict between the U.S. and Iran.

 

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