European stocks are seen opening on a muted note Tuesday as weak U.S. data released overnight reinforced hopes that the Federal Reserve may skip an interest-rate hike at the end of a policy meeting next week. Key inflation reports are also likely to be in the spotlight next week, as the data could impact whether the Fed resumes its rate hikes next month.The European Central Bank is also due to nex...
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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.