European stocks are likely to open higher on Thursday after tech stocks led Wall Street's rebound overnight on easing fears over the need for further rate rises.
A 5 percent drop in crude prices on Wednesday also helped ease investor concerns around inflation.
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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.