ECB's de Guindos asserts that discussing rate cuts is premature, echoing ECB President Lagarde's stance. Current interest rates will be maintained to reach the inflation target.
Goldman Sachs raises its China growth forecast to 4.8% for 2024 due to anticipated government easing, expecting a positive impact on the world's second-largest economy.
U.S. stock index futures were muted on Thursday as uncertainty about when the Federal Reserve will start easing financial conditions kept investors on edge as they awaited further policy cues from central bank officials.