Asian stocks eked out modest gains on Wednesday as investors awaited U.S. consumer price inflation data as well as Fed minutes from the March meeting for clues on the monetary path of the central bank.
Gold edged higher on dollar weakness and bond yields were relatively steady following mixed comments from Federal Reserve officials about further policy tightening.
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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.