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GLOBAL MARKETS-Europe’s stocks fall from record highs, inflation data in focus

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European stock indexes fell from recent record highs on Monday, and Wall Street looked set for losses, as traders grappled with an uncertain economic outlook and waited for U.S. inflation data later in the week. U.S. stocks started to fall from record highs on Friday, in a move analysts attributed to profit-taking, after U.S. payrolls data presented a mixed picture but maintained expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut in June. Traders are now focused on U.S. inflation data due on Tuesday, which could change expectations for when major central banks will begin cutting rates.

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