A report released by the Commerce Department on Thursday showed new orders for U.S. manufactured durable goods soared by much more than expected in the month of December.The Commerce Department said durable goods orders spiked by 5.6 percent in December after tumbling by 1.7 percent in November.Economists had expected durable goods orders to surge by 2.5 percent compared to the 2.1 percent slump t...
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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.