European markets largely tracked Wall Street on Thursday, with prices in New York edging up at the start of the session ahead of a U.S.-China presidential summit expected to focus on trade and North Korea.

Asian markets turned lower Thursday, tracking a sell-off on Wall Street as investors were spooked by Federal Reserve minutes showing it is mulling a plan to tighten monetary policy by sucking cash out of the financial system.

New York's three main indexes turned lower on news that central bank policymakers were considering stopping, or at least slowing, the policy of reinvesting the income received from its $4.5 trillion-worth of Treasury bills and other assets.

The European Parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly adopted tough "red lines" for negotiations over a Brexit deal, on which EU lawmakers will have the final say in two years' time.

Kuwait said on Wednesday it has signed a new a multi-billion-dollar deal to supply Egypt with crude oil and petroleum products for the next three years.

Britain said Wednesday it would help Saudi Arabia to diversify its oil-dependent economy as British Prime Minister Theresa May visited the Gulf kingdom.

Dubai's Emirates airline began on Wednesday loaning tablet computers to premium passengers on U.S.-bound flights in response to an American ban on electronic devices larger than a standard smartphone.

U.S. plane maker Boeing said Tuesday that Iran's Aseman Airlines had agreed to buy 30 737 MAX jets for $3.0 billion in its second major deal since sanctions were eased last year.

Kuwait will increase its borrowing on international markets to plug a budget deficit resulting from low oil prices, the finance minister said on Tuesday.

Australia's central bank held interest rates at a record low 1.50 percent for a seventh straight meeting Tuesday as it juggles a booming property market with mixed economic data.

Turkey's inflation in March hit its highest annual rate in over eight years, reaching over 11 percent, according to official data on Monday.