European stocks fell broadly on Monday as investors fretted over the threat to growth from the Russia-Ukraine war, high inflation and rising interest rates. French stocks bucked the weak trend after Emmanuel Macron won the first round of the French presidential election on Sunday night.The pan European Stoxx 600 was down half a percent at 458.67 after rallying 1.3 percent on Friday. The German DAX...
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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.