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European stocks fail to follow US lead higher

Traders will focus on comments from the Federal Reserve later, after hints of a faster pace of US interest rate rises earlier this week

European stocks fail to follow US lead higher

European stocks were searching for firm direction Friday, failing to follow US stocks higher as traders waded through a stream of corporate updates, MarketWatch reports.

Traders will likely focus on comments from US Federal Reserve speakers later, after hints of a faster pace of US interest rate rises earlier this week helped drive up bond yields.

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