After a positive start and a subsequent drop into negative territory, France's CAC 40 recovered and moved above the flat line on Monday amid cautious optimism about a fresh round of peace talks between the U.S. and Iran.
Investors also looked ahead to the monetary policy meetings of several top central banks, including the Federal, Reserve, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank
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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.