India, Jan. 16 -- European stocks are seen opening a tad lower on Friday despite optimism about tech earnings and easing geopolitical concerns.
Helping ease trade tensions, the United States and Taiwan have reached a trade deal that lowers tariffs on Taiwanese goods from 20 percent to 15 percent in exchange for $250 billion investment to increase production of semiconductors, energy and artificial intelligence in the U.S. and $250 billion in credit guarantees.
Beyond the trade deal, traders also await U.S. industrial production data as well as speeches from Fed officials later in the day for greater clarity on the economic, inflation and monetary policy outlook.
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