European stocks may open a tad higher on Monday, though trading volumes are likely to remain thin due to Presidents' Day holiday in the U.S.
Asian markets traded mixed, with Chinese stocks rallying after the country's central bank kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged for the sixth straight month in February, as widely expected.
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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.