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European bank stocks led markets lower Thursday, ahead of key financial sector earnings in the United States, as global interest rate markets retreated amid eroding risk sentiment.

Benchmark German borrowing costs hit the lowest level of the year Thursday as investors piled into risk-free assets amid rising geopolitical tensions and reset assumptions for central bank rate hikes.

European stocks opened lower Thursday as rising geopolitical tensions, notably in North Korea, kept investors from adding to risky bets ahead of key bank earnings in the United States.

European stocks are set to open lower Thursday in the last full session before a four-day Easter Holiday break that comes amid rising geopolitical tensions.

European stocks shrugged-off global political tensions as investors shifted focus to corporate earnings, lifting benchmarks around the region and helping turn U.S. stock futures into the green.

U.K. wage growth slowed to its weakest pace in at least seven months, according to figures published Wednesday, suggesting a deepening squeeze on consumer spending.

Gold prices were little-changed in early in European trading after the bullion touched a five-month high in Asia as investors piled into safe-haven assets amid rising geopolitical tensions.

European stocks are expected to open modestly higher Wednesday even as global investors continue to retreat into risk-free assets amid rising geopolitical tensions.

Eurozone industrial output unexpectedly fell in February, while January's reading was revised lower, casting fresh doubts on the region's nascent economic recovery.

U.K. inflation remained stuck at its fastest pace in nearly four years last month as consumer prices continue to rise faster than the Bank of England's target rate.