{"id":42074,"date":"2013-09-17T05:07:54","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T09:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/forex-news\/?p=42074"},"modified":"2013-09-17T05:07:54","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T09:07:54","slug":"europe-stocks-trades-flat-fed-meeting-in-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex-news\/2013\/09\/17\/europe-stocks-trades-flat-fed-meeting-in-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe Stocks Trades Flat; Fed Meeting In Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By <u><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.hymarkets.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">HY Markets Forex Blog<\/a><\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Europe stocks were seen trading flat on Tuesday ahead of the highly-anticipated Federal Reserve\u2019s (Fed) meeting, with analysts expecting an announcement of the scale-back of the bank\u2019s asset-purchasing program. The meeting is expected to start later in the day.<\/p>\n<p>Futures of the European Euro Stoxx 50 dropped 0.07% lower at 2,874.50 at the time of writing, while futures for the German DAX lost 0.09% to 8,608.30 at the same time. Futures for the French CAC 40 declined 0.09% to 4,138.80 and the UK FTSE futures edged 0.15% lower to 6,582.50.<span id=\"more-2428\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Federal Reserve\u2019s (Fed) two-day meeting is expected to start later today. Investors and Analysts are focused closely to pick up any hints on when the central bank will begin to scale-back its $85 billion monthly asset-purchasing program. Analysts are expecting the Fed\u2019s meeting to announce a $10-billion scale-back on its current monthly stimulus program.<\/p>\n<p>Markets are still mixed on the issue, however some economists predict the Fed will postpone its decision until December.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Europe Stocks \u2013 Economic News<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In Europe, the ZEW German Economic Sentiment index for September is expected to show an improvement in the region\u2019s economy. Analysts are predicting a rise from last month\u2019s reading of 42 point to 45 points. The ZEW is expected to show a rise to 20 points from the previous recorded 18.3.<\/p>\n<p>The ZEW Economic sentiment for the Eurozone as whole is expected to show a rise to 47.2 points in September.<\/p>\n<p>July\u2019s current account data for the Eurozone as whole is expected to show a seasonally-adjusted surplus of \u20ac18.3 billion, up from June\u2019s recorded \u20ac16.9 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile in Spain, the government is expected to auction Treasury bills maturing in 6 and 12 months to raise a target of \u20ac4.5 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.hymarkets.com\/world-market-news\/europe-stocks-trades-flat-fed-meeting-in-spotlight.html\">Europe Stocks Trades Flat; Fed Meeting In Spotlight<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.hymarkets.com\">| HY Markets Official blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> Article provided by <strong><u><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.hymarkets.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">HY Markets Forex Blog<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By HY Markets Forex Blog Europe stocks were seen trading flat on Tuesday ahead of the highly-anticipated Federal Reserve\u2019s (Fed) meeting, with analysts expecting an announcement of the scale-back of the bank\u2019s asset-purchasing program. The meeting is expected to start later in the day. 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