Asian stock markets is trading mostly higher on Monday, following the positive cues from Wall Street on Friday, as traders reacted positively to raising optimism about the health of the world's second-largest economy after data showed Chinese manufacturing activity unexpectedly expanded in August. Asian markets closed mixed on Friday.
Data showing an increase in the unemployment rate in the U.S. has also added to optimism the Federal Reserve will leave interest rates unchanged later this month, but traders continued to express some uncertainty about future meetings.
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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.