Asian markets lost further on Wednesday as markets weighed the risk of sticky inflation on central banks' monetary policy and the likelihood of a recession following the release of the latest CPI numbers from the U.S. Data from the U.S. on Tuesday had shown that inflation cooled in January but less than what markets had expected.China's Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.4 percent to 3,280.49. The...
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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.