European Shares Slip Amid Earnings Deluge
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/PARIS (dpa-AFX) - European stocks edged lower on Thursday as investors reacted to a slew of earnings and economic reports.
The Bank of England publishes the outcome of its latest rate-setting committee meeting and economic forecasts later in the day, and it is likely that the central bank might start to slow its pandemic emergency support.
Earlier in the day, Norway s central bank retained its policy rate and reiterated that the rate will be hiked in the latter half of this year.
The pan European Stoxx 600 dropped half a percent to 439.29 after climbing 1.8 percent on Wednesday.