European stocks were mixed on Friday despite a sell-off on Wall Street overnight amid growing concerns about artificial-intelligence disruptions.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 was marginally higher at 618.75 ahead of key Eurozone GDP and U.S. inflation data due later in the day.
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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.