European stocks edged down, Wall Street futures remained largely flat, and the dollar hovered near a one-month low on the morning of Sept. 7. In Europe, the STOXX index of 600 European companies edged down 1.48 points, or 0.31 percent as of 6:30 a.m. New York time on Sept. 7, after recording its second-highest close in history the day prior. At the same time, the German DAX index fell by 45.92 points, or 0.29 percent, London’s FTSE 100 was down 23.77 points, or 0.33 percent, while the French CAC 40 inched down 2.45 points, or 0.04 percent. Weighing on sentiment in Europe is a meeting later this week of European Central Bank (ECB) officials, who will consider slowing the pace of bond buys. As in the United States, central bank officials in Europe have maintained that one-off factors associated with the rapid reopening of the economy from pandemic lockdowns is driving the bulk of …