European stocks were narrowly mixed on Friday, as investors awaited Eurozone inflation data and the all-important U.S. jobs data later in the day for directional cues.U.K. stocks outperformed as resource stocks gained ground amid optimism surrounding China's reopening and expectations of more stimulus to support domestic demand.The pan European STOXX 600 was marginally higher at 439.42 after closi...
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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.