Investing.com - Uncertainty over the Federal Reserve's plans to tighten monetary policy this year weighed on European stocks on Thursday
Germany's DAX, London's FTSE and France's CAC 40 all were lower amid concerns over whether the Fed continue to raise interest rates at a time of market instability
U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher open as traders looked ahead to a flurry of earning reports later in the day
The resignation of Japan's Economy Minister Akira Amari impacted currency markets, sending the yen higher
Oil prices rose above $33 amid hopes that major producers may cooperate to cut production amid the biggest global supply glut in decades