Major European markets closed higher on Wednesday despite struggling for direction at times during the session. Worries about surging coronavirus cases across the continent and elsewhere, and uncertainty surrounding interest rate outlook rendered the mood cautious.Investors looked ahead to the U.S. Federal Reserve's minutes of its December 14-15, 2021 policy meeting for clues about the timing of a...
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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.