At 5.00 am ET Thursday, Eurozone economic sentiment survey data is due. Economists expect economic confidence to rise to 89.4 in May from 88.6 in the previous month. Business confidence is seen at -0.85, compared to -0.93 in April. Ahead of the data, the euro held steady against other major currencies.
As of 4:55 am ET, the euro traded at 130.69 against the yen, 0.8549 against the pound, 1.2441 against the franc and 1.2976 against the greenback.
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.