European stocks were broadly higher on Thursday, with Fed Chair Jerome Powell's dovish remarks on the pace of rate hikes and signs of easing COVID curbs in China helping underpin investor sentiment. Powell said on Wednesday it was time to slow down U.S. rate rises but warned that interest rates could peak at higher-than-expected levels due to stubborn inflation in the country. The pan European STO...
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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.