European shares are seen opening broadly higher on Friday after Wall Street stocks swept higher overnight to extend their longest rally in a year and a half.The upside, however, may remain limited as U.S. stock futures slipped ahead of the expiration of a massive number of options contracts tied to U.S. stocks and indexes.Asian markets traded mostly higher, with Japanese stocks reversing early los...
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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.