European stocks started the week on a sour note on Monday morning, taking a cue from Asian stocks, as markets look ahead to US inflation data later on in the week. This continues the trend of global stocks struggling to pick up speed in the new year so far. The Stoxx 600 dipped 0.05% to €476.1, whereas the CAC 40 dropped 0.08% to €7,415. The FTSE 100 index slipped 0.2% to £7,671.6. According to Michael Hewson, chief analyst at CMC markets, “Having managed to outperform its peers in 2022, the FTSE 100 has underperformed in 2023, despite posting an early record high in the early days of 2023, wh…