European stocks are seen opening largely unchanged on Tuesday as the global COVID-19 caseload surged past 217 million and official data showed China's service industry shrank in August for the first time since the height of the pandemic earlier last year.
Asian stocks traded mostly higher, though Chinese and Hong Kong markets fell after China imposed strict limits on how minors can play online video games.
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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.