Anxiety ahead of the CPI data release from the U.S on Tuesday and the Fed's interest rate review on Wednesday lingered across markets.
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for the Euro Area improved to -23.6 in December, from -38.7 in the prior month. Markets were expecting a reading of -25.7
Asian stocks mostly finished trading with gains. European benchmarks are also trading higher. Wall Street Futures too hint at mild gains on opening.
Dollar Index edged lower. Bond yields moved mixed. Crude oil prices gained amidst closure of a pipeline in the U.S. Gold edged higher. Cryptocurrencies mostly gained. Here is a snapshot of the world markets at this hour across stocks, currencies, bonds, commodities and cryptocurrencies.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 34,056.50, up 0.15% S&P 500 (US500) at 3,997.10, up 0.16% Germany's DAX at 14,345.95, up 0.27% U.K.'s FTSE 100 at 7,450.48, up 0.06% France's CAC 40 at 6,661.46, up 0.16% Euro Stoxx 50 at 3,938.95, up 0.44%Japan's Nikkei 225 at 27,954.85, up 0.40%Australia's S&P ASX 200 at 7,203.30, up 0.31% China's Shanghai Composite at 3,176.33, down 0.09% Hong Kong's Hang Seng at 19,596.20, up 0.68%
Currencies:
EURUSD at 1.0541, up 0.06%GBPUSD at 1.2276, up 0.05%USDJPY at 137.66, up 0.00%AUDUSD at 0.6766, up 0.32%USDCAD at 1.3622, down 0.10%Dollar Index at 105.00, down 0.13%
Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:
U.S. at 3.604%, down 0.20% Germany at 1.9385%, up 0.23%France at 2.402%, up 0.00%U.K. at 3.2775%, up 2.49%Japan at 0.246%, down 1.99%
Commodities:
Brent Oil Futures (Feb) at $78.91, up 1.18%Crude Oil WTI Futures (Jan) at $73.91, up 1.01%Gold Futures (Feb) at $1,794.55, up 0.13%
Cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin at $17,202.53, up 1.41%Ethereum at $1,268.20, up 1.33%BNB at $266.24, down 5.67% XRP at $0.3814, up 1.58%Dogecoin (DOGE) at $0.08863, up 0.10%
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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.