Asian stocks ended mixed on Monday as investors awaited a slew of U.S. data and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's keynote address at the Kansas City Fed's two-day annual economic symposium this week for fresh clues on the economic and interest rate outlook.
The dollar held its ground following last week's surge, while oil prices tumbled nearly 2 percent in Asian trading after three days of gains.
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June 19, 2026 16:46 ET Major central banks continued to dominate the economic news flow this week too, led by the Federal Reserve, as they announced their latest policy decisions. The Federal Reserve policy session was in focus as it was the first to be led by the new chief Kevin Warsh. In Europe, central banks of the U.K. and Switzerland announced their rate decisions. In Asia, the Bank of Japan drew attention for its policy moves, while data out of China threw some light on the state of the economy.