Asian stocks rose broadly on Monday despite China announcing its lowest growth target in decades. A weaker dollar and lower Treasury yields helped underpin sentiment ahead of the release of U.S. jobs data, Fed Chair Jerome Powell's testimony and upcoming central dank decisions in Japan and Australia.Chinese stocks ended a tad lower as the country set a modest target for economic growth this year o...
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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.