European shares edge higher as miners and banks gain
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(Reuters) - European markets edged higher on Friday, lifted by financial and mining stocks, with uncertainty over a U.S.-China trade deal limiting gains fuelled by dovish signals from the Federal Reserve this week.Fed Chair Jerome Powell confirmed the U.S. economy was still under threat from disappointing factory activity, tame inflation and a simmering trade war, and said the Fed stood ready to "act as appropriate." The pan-European STOXX 600 index up 0.2% by 0855 GMT, lifted by a 1.5% rise..