European stocks may open a tad higher on Monday, after having suffered heavy losses in the previous session amid heightened political uncertainty in Europe.
Asian markets traded mostly lower as a slew of top-tier economic data from China painted a sluggish picture of the economy.
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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.