European stocks rose sharply on Wednesday to extend gains from the previous session as investors hunted for battered stocks affected by the recent sell-off.Sentiment was also underpinned after Microsoft forecast revenue for the current quarter broadly ahead of Wall Street targets.Traders await a Federal Reserve decision later in the day to see how hawkish the Fed sounds in the fight against high i...
For comments and feedback contact: editorial@rttnews.com
Business News
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.