European stocks advanced on Thursday, even as a cautious undertone prevailed following hawkish Federal Reserve minutes and Washington's new sanctions against Russia.After digesting more details about the Federal Reserve's plan to shrink its massive $9 trillion balance sheet, investors now await the European Central Bank's minutes due later in the day for further direction.The minutes from the ECB'...
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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.