KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, Germany's DAX slipped 0.4 percent to 10,879 while the CAC 40 in France fell 0.5 percent lower to 4,781. U.S. stocks were poised to open moderately lower too with Dow futures and the broader S&P 500 futures down 0.1 percent. He echoed the tone of other Fed officials who were present at a meeting last month. A market-sensitive Fed is reassuring to investors who fear its tightening policies would send the U.S. economy into recession. US-CHINA TALKS: Talks between American and Chinese negotiators may have ended without significant breakthroughs, but traders are choosing to focus on the positives.

Source: ABC News January 11, 2019 06:39 UTC