European markets close higher as investors weigh economic outlook

The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed 0.5% higher, with tech stocks adding 2.2% while insurance stocks slid 0.5%.

Global markets have been weighing the possibility that the Federal Reserve is getting ready to slow the pace of its inflation-fighting rate hikes after economic data last week showed a decline in wholesale prices and retail sales.

On Friday, Fed Gov. Christopher Waller said he favors just a quarter-point hike on Feb. 1, when the central bank gives its next interest rate policy update. Waller also said that rates are already high enough to be slowing the economy.

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