The Conference Board released a report on Wednesday showing U.S. consumer confidence improved by much more than expected in the month of December. The report showed the consumer confidence index climbed to 115.8 in December from an upwardly revised 111.9 in November. Economists had been expecting the consumer confidence index to inch up to 110.7 from the 109.5 originally reported for the previous ...
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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.