German stocks opened a tad lower on Wednesday after comments from Federal Reserve officials tempered rate cut hopes. Simmering U.S.-Iran tensions and caution ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting this weekend also weighed on markets. The benchmark DAX was down 15 points or 0.12 percent at 12,213 in opening deals after losing 0.4 percent the previous day. Deutsche Bank AG advanced 1.4 percent. Media report...
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.