EDF EDF.PA skid 2.8%, after the French state-controlled power group made new cuts to its nuclear output projections. The STOXX 600 index is struggling for direction following five consecutive weeks of losses in 2022, as jitters over rate hikes and supply tensions are weighed against a positive fourth-quarter earnings season. German government bond yields edged higher and remained below their recent highs on Tuesday after ECB President Christine Lagarde tried to appease rate hike jitters on Monday, saying there is no need for big monetary policy tightening in the euro zone as inflation could stabilise around 2%.