European stocks were flat to slightly higher on Tuesday after Chinese authorities pledged more support measures to boost growth in the world's second-largest economy.
Sentiment was also underpinned by hopes for an end to the United States' aggressive monetary tightening as a two-day meeting of the Federal Reserve gets underway later today.
Meanwhile, German business confidence deteriorated for the third straight month in July, a monthly survey conducted by the ifo institute showed today.
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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.