European stocks are seen opening broadly lower on Thursday as investors digest the latest inflation data from China and await a European Central Bank (ECB) policy meeting.
China's consumer prices barely increased from a year earlier in March and producer price deflation persisted, increasing calls for more policy stimulus.
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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.