World markets recovered from the negative sentiment that followed the release of CPI readings from the U.S. on Tuesday. Markets now await the Retail Sales data from the U.S. for the month of August to gauge the strength of the American economy.
Asian stocks finished mostly with gains. European stocks are trading mostly in the green zone. Wall Street Futures are also trading in positive territory.
The Dollar Index hovered near the flatline. Bond yields mostly hardened. Crude oil prices remained firm in the backdrop of a robust demand outlook. Gold plunged to below the $1,700 level. Cryptocurrencies moved mixed amidst Ethereum's transition from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake algorithm.
Here is a snapshot of the world markets at this hour across stocks, currencies, bonds, commodities and cryptocurrencies. Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 31,209.60, up 0.24% S&P 500 (US500) at 3,955.30, up 0.24% Germany's DAX at 13,078.34, up 0.39% U.K.'s FTSE 100 at 7,312.15, up 0.48% France's CAC 40 at 6,215.74, down 0.11% Euro Stoxx 50 at 3,575.25, up 0.22%Japan's Nikkei 225 at 27,875.91, up 0.21% Australia's S&P ASX 200 at 6,842.90, up 0.21% China's Shanghai Composite at 3,199.92, down 1.16% Hong Kong's Hang Seng at 18,930.38, up 0.44%
Currencies:
EURUSD at 0.9992, up 0.15%GBPUSD at 1.1505, down 0.26%USDJPY at 143.32, up 0.12%AUDUSD at 0.6738, down 0.15%USDCAD at 1.3166, up 0.02%Dollar Index at 109.65, down 0.01%
Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:
U.S. at 3.445%, up 0.97% Germany at 1.7345%, up 2.69%France at 2.292%, up 1.62%U.K. at 3.1675%, up 1.07%Japan at 0.251%, down 1.95%
Commodities:
Crude Oil WTI Futures (Oct) at $88.66, up 0.20%Brent Oil Futures (Nov) at $94.33, up 0.24%Gold Futures (Dec) at $1,696.25, down 0.75%
Cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin at $20,150.31, down 1.13%Ethereum at $1,607.91, up 0.34%BNB at $275.13, down 1.76% XRP at $0.3402, up 0.83%Cardano at $0.4751, up 0.51%
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Market Analysis
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.