Eurostoxx futures +0.5% in early European trading

Setting up for a positive note to end the week?

German DAX futures +0.5%
UK FTSE futures +0.3%

Even so, this has been a rather rough week for European equities, all things considered. But investors should be able to take heart from a turn in sentiment amid "skip" talks by Fed policymakers, and also from the softer CPI data in Europe this week.