Asian stocks fell on Thursday after minutes from the Fed's March meeting revealed discussions on reducing the size of the central bank's balance sheet over time in a predictable manner.Participants generally agreed to beginning to reduce the balance sheet as early as May. The monthly roll-off would consist of $95 billion worth of Treasuries and mortgage bonds.The dollar and yields gained, while go...
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May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.