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European equities traded without clear direction on Monday, with investors opting for caution ahead of a pivotal week dominated by major central bank meetings \u2014 most notably the U.S. Federal Reserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By 03:25 ET (08:25 GMT), Germany\u2019s DAX<\/strong> slipped 0.1%<\/strong>, France\u2019s CAC 40<\/strong> fell 0.3%<\/strong>, while the U.K.\u2019s FTSE 100<\/strong> inched up 0.1%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Federal Reserve begins its two-day policy meeting Tuesday, with markets widely expecting a 25-basis-point rate cut<\/strong> on Wednesday. According to CME\u2019s FedWatch tool, traders are pricing in an 88% probability<\/strong> of a rate reduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, uncertainty persists over the Fed\u2019s guidance for 2026, given expected internal disagreement over inflation risks, slowing economic momentum, and the health of the U.S. labour market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Fed is not alone this week. Next week brings decisions from the Bank of England<\/strong>, Bank of Japan<\/strong>, and the European Central Bank<\/strong>, making this a critical period for global interest rate expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Germany delivered a rare upside surprise as industrial production jumped 1.8% in October<\/strong>, far above the expected 0.4% rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The data offers a glimmer of hope for Europe\u2019s largest economy, which has struggled under weak global trade and persistent manufacturing headwinds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, the German Economic Institute (IW) recently noted the recovery will remain subdued in 2026<\/strong>, forecasting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In corporate news, Unilever (LON: ULVR)<\/strong> shares slipped after the group finalized the spin-off of its global ice cream business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The newly formed Magnum Ice Cream Company<\/strong> home to leading brands such as Ben & Jerry\u2019s, Wall\u2019s, and Cornetto<\/strong> has begun trading with a primary listing on Euronext Amsterdam<\/strong>, alongside secondary listings in London and New York.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" European equities traded without clear direction on Monday, with investors opting for caution ahead of a pivotal week dominated by major central bank meetings \u2014 most notably the U.S. Federal Reserve. By 03:25 ET (08:25 GMT), Germany\u2019s DAX slipped 0.1%, France\u2019s CAC 40 fell 0.3%, while the U.K.\u2019s FTSE 100 inched up 0.1%. Fed Rate …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":98251,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,6827,49,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-commodities-news","category-daily-economic-reports","category-economic-reports","category-market-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121504"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":121506,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121504\/revisions\/121506"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\n\n\nFed Rate Cut Expected, But Outlook Remains Uncertain<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Expectations strengthened following last week\u2019s delayed release of the September core PCE index<\/strong>, which showed softer-than-expected inflation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nBusy Week for Global Central Banks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The Swiss National Bank<\/strong>, Reserve Bank of Australia<\/strong>, and Bank of Canada<\/strong> will also announce monetary policy decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nGermany Shows Signs of Recovery<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nUnilever Completes Demerger of Ice Cream Division<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n