German stocks were little changed on Thursday amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and lingering uncertainty over the prospects of early rate cuts by the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank.
On a light day on the economic front, the release of the latest ECB meeting minutes will be in focus later today.
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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.