The major European markets ended on a mixed note on Thursday as investors reacted to the European Central Bank's monetary policy statement, and continued to make cautious moves amid worries about the pace of economic recovery due to the surge in the Delta variant of coronavirus.
The European Central Bank (ECB) today left its key interest rate, the main refinancing rate, unchanged at zero, the deposit rate at -0.50% and the marginal lending rate at 0.25%, in line with economists' expectations.
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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.