European Stocks Open Cautiously Amid AI Concerns

European stocks are seen opening broadly higher on Wednesday as traders weigh AI-driven disruptions, geopolitics and incoming US economic data. Markets reacted to Fed comments from Governor Michael Barr and Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee, U.S.-brokered talks on Russia and Iran, and softer domestic indicators, with the Stoxx 600 rising about 0.5% and DAX and FTSE each up roughly 0.8%.