U.S. economic data reports on Retail Sales, Industrial Production and Consumer Sentiment reports might get special attention on Friday.
The U.S.-China tensions are raising concern, at the same time investors are optimistic over U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus package.
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May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.