Top European markets close lower ahead of Fed policy announcement

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2026-01-28

Frankfurt (dpa-AFX) - The major European markets closed on a weak note on Wednesday with investors mostly making cautious moves, reacting to the most recent developments on geopolitical and trade fronts and awaiting the Federal Reserve's policy announcement and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's comments. Investors assessed the EU-India trade deal and weighed European Central Bank official Martin Kocher's comments that the central bank might start cut......

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