Business and consumer confidence data from Italy is due on Tuesday, headlining a light day for the European economic news.At 3.30 am ET, Sweden's central bank is set to announce its interest rate decision. The bank is expected to hold its key rate at zero percent.In the meantime, producer prices, foreign trade and unemployment figures are due from Statistics Sweden.At 4.00 am ET, Italy's Istat rel...
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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.