Stock market: Europe accelerates and looks to Wall Street, Milan +0.8% - Breaking news. European stock markets accelerate mid-morning with investors focused on the quarterly results.

After the ECB, it is now the turn of the Fed and the Bank of England with government bond yields showing little change. On the currency front, the euro rises to 1.0843 against the dollar. The Stoxx 600 area index gains 0.2% in view of the start of Wall Street where futures are negative.