The Switzerland market ended slightly down after a lackluster session on Monday as investors largely refrained making significant moves, while assessing the developments on the geopolitical front and awaiting monetary policy announcements from several central banks, including the Federal Reserve.
The Bank of England, European Central Bank and Bank of Japan are also scheduled to announce their interest rate decisions this week.
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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.