Markets are expected to open more or less flat on Wednesday as traders await a barrage of economic reports, including the minutes of the latest Bank of England policy meeting. As well as the minutes, investors will look out for gross domestic product figures from across the Eurozone, unemployment data from the UK and the producer price index in the US.City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open unchanged from yesterday's close of 6,611.94.Markets will also be reacting to comments from Dennis Lockhart, the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, who sparked gains on Wall Street last night after downplaying fears of a premature withdrawal of stimulus in the States.Lockhart, a non-voting member of the Fed, said that the economy's "uneven performance" makes it hard to determine whether the central bank should begin to taper quantitative easing at its next meeting in September."As I see it, a decision to proceed - whether it is in September, October, or December - ought to be thought of as a cautious first step," he said. Stocks to watch Barclays has confirmed reports Financial Director Chris Lucas will step down this week for health reasons. Lucas was due to depart the company on February 28th 2014 but said he had to bring the date forward.Diversified mining group Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation reported a decline in revenue after trading was hit by poor pricing environment, higher finance costs, increased effective tax rate and impairment at Boss Mining. Revenue during the half year declined by 1.0% to $3.2bn while underlying EBITDA fell by 17% to $944m. Operating profit fell 41.6% to $474m. Support services group Interserve generated record first-half revenues despite some weak performances from its construction division around the world. This was more than made up for by srong results from the equipment services division, which Chief Executive Adrian Ringrose said was "a leading indicator of future construction demand as market conditions begin to improve".BC