London — European shares opened lower on Thursday and the dollar was slightly higher, as investors focused on the US Federal Reserve chair’s speech at the virtual Jackson Hole conference later in the session.
The MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 49 countries, was broadly flat on the day at 7.23am GMT, while the MSCI’s main European Index was down 0.1%.Market focus is now squarely on the virtual Jackson Hole conference, where Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell is expected to drop policy hints when he speaks at 1.10pm GMT.
The Fed has already cut interest rates to zero, started bond-buying and approved a massive lending programme. The riskier Aussie and Kiwi dollars gained vs the US dollar, while the euro was slightly lower at $1.1823.
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