Asian stock markets are trading mostly lower on Tuesday, following the continued sell-off on Wall Street overnight, as traders remain concerned about slowing growth, soaring inflation and prospects of tighter policy moves by global central banks to combat persistent inflation. Worries about the impact of the Ukraine war, and the ongoing lockdown in Shanghai are also weighing on market sentiment. Asian markets closed mostly lower on Monday.
The coronavirus outbreak and related shutdowns across dozens of Chinese cities is hitting global operations and supply chains. Tumbling commodity prices also weighed on energy and materials shares.
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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.