European stocks traded mixed on Thursday following hawkish comments from global central bank chiefs and amid continued uncertainty over slowing economic rebound in China.The pan European STOXX 600 was up 0.2 percent at 456.86 after rising 0.7 percent in the previous session. The German DAX was marginally higher and France's CAC 40 rose half a percent while the U.K.'s FTSE 100 was down 0.3 percent....
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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.