European stocks were little changed on Friday after falling for five consecutive sessions on worries about higher interest rates and the outlook for global growth. A cautious undertone prevailed as investors braced for key U.S. inflation data due later in the day and next week's FOMC rate decision.The pan European STOXX 600 was marginally higher at 435.71 after declining 0.2 percent on Thursday. T...
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Market Analysis
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.