China left its benchmark lending rates unchanged, as widely expected, after easing last month, amid the economy struggling to recover from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. The one-year loan prime rate was retained at 3.85 percent and the five-year loan prime rate at 4.65 percent. The one-year and five-year loan prime rates were last reduced in April. The one-year loan prime rate was lowered...
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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.