The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's regional manufacturing activity for October and the Conference Board's leading economic indicators for September have been released at 10:00 am ET. Both data exceeded market expectations.
The dollar held steady against its major rivals after the report. As of 10:02 am ET, the greenback was trading at 79.39 against the yen, 0.9230 against the Swiss franc, 1.3102 against the euro and 1.6138 against the pound.
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May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.