Global Shares Slip Ahead of Central Bank Meetings

A currency trader passes by screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, right, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 3, 2022. Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo

BANGKOK—Shares slipped in Europe on Thursday after a mixed session in Asia, with markets in China still closed for Lunar New Year holidays.

U.S. futures also were lower as investors watched for updates on monetary policy from the Bank of England and European Central Bank, mindful of the Federal Reserve’s plans to begin raising interest rates in March.