European stocks were seeing modest gains on Thursday as investors reacted to U.S. and Chinese inflation data and awaited the Bank of England's interest-rate decision later in the day. The central bank is set to raise the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.50 percent. The announcement is due at 7.00 am ET.The bank will also publish its quarterly monetary policy report that highlights 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.