The China stock market on Wednesday ended the two-day slide in which it had dropped almost 40 points or 1.3 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index now sits just shy of the 3,200-point plateau and it may inch higher again on Thursday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is cautiously optimistic because of an improving outlook for interest rates. The European markets were mixed and the U.S. bourses were slightly higher and the Asian markets figure to split the difference.
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September 11, 2026 16:26 ET Consumer prices data was the main news on the economic front in the U.S. this week. In Europe, the latest interest rate decision from the European Central Bank was the focus along with the revised second quarter economic growth data for the euro area. In Asia, the monthly foreign trade data from China drew attention.