Stocks may show a lack of direction in early trading on Monday, extending the lackluster performance seen last Friday. The major index futures are currently pointing to a roughly flat open for the markets, with the S&P 500 futures up by just 2 points.Traders may remain reluctant to make significant moves ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy announcement on Wednesday.The Fed is widely exp...
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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.