The Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing U.S. import prices increased by more than expected in the month of January.The report said import prices surged up by 1.4 percent in January after climbing by an upwardly revised 1.0 percent in December.Economists had expected import prices to jump by 1.0 percent compared to the 0.9 percent advance originally reported for the previous mont...
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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.