After closing higher for three consecutive sessions, stocks may show a lack of direction in early trading on Friday. The major index futures have shown notable fluctuations following the release of the Labor Department's closely watched monthly jobs report.
The Labor Department report showed much weaker than expected job growth in the month of September, although the unemployment rate fell to a new pandemic-era low.
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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.