The euro area unemployment rate dropped to a record low in February ahead of the war in Ukraine, official data revealed on Thursday. The jobless rate fell to 6.8 percent in February from 6.9 percent in January, Eurostat reported. The rate was forecast to drop to 6.7 percent from January's initial estimated rate of 6.8 percent.Data showed that the number of unemployed decreased by 181,000 from the ...
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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.