Market sentiment remains tethered to the outcome of the congressional vote on the U.S. debt ceiling deal. Caution remains as markets continue to expect further monetary policy tightening amidst stubborn inflation.
European benchmarks are trading mixed. Wall Street Futures are trading in positive territory. Asian stocks finished trading on a mixed note. Dollar has slipped below the flatline. Bond yields mostly eased. Crude oil prices declined amidst an anxious wait to the debt limit deal in the U.S. Gold gained amidst the Dollar's weakness. Cryptocurrencies are moving mixed. Here is a snapshot of the world markets at this hour across stocks, currencies, bonds, commodities and cryptocurrencies.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 33,166.50, up 0.22% S&P 500 (US500) at 4,228.50, up 0.55% Germany's DAX at 16,044.35, up 0.57% U.K.'s FTSE 100 at 7,600.55, down 0.35% France's CAC 40 at 7,285.45, down 0.25%Euro Stoxx 50 at 4,335.75, up 0.36%Japan's Nikkei 225 at 31,328.16, up 0.30% Australia's S&P ASX 200 at 7,209.30, down 0.11% China's Shanghai Composite at 3,224.21, up 0.09% Hong Kong's Hang Seng at 18,595.78, up 0.24%
Currencies:
EUR/USD at 1.0719, up 0.00%GBP/USD at 1.2414, up 0.60%USD/JPY at 140.25, down 0.25%AUD/USD at 0.6545, up 0.35%USD/CAD at 1.3578, down 0.24%Dollar Index at 104.14, down 0.07%
Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:
U.S. at 3.727%, down 2.32% Germany at 2.3920%, down 1.69%France at 2.960%, down 1.38%U.K. at 4.3595%, up 0.59%Japan at 0.430%, down 1.49%
Commodities:
Brent Oil Futures (Aug) at $75.39, down 2.22%Crude Oil WTI Futures (Jul) at $71.11, down 2.15%Gold Futures (Aug) at $1,966.30, up 0.16% Cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin at $27,845.11, down 0.22%Ethereum at $1,906.38, up 0.20%BNB at $313.10, down 0.36% XRP at $0.5018, up 4.70%Cardano (ADA) at $0.3811, up 0.65%
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May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.