Asian stocks ended mixed on Friday as investors awaited U.S. nonfarm payrolls data due later in the day for additional clues to the economic and interest rate outlook.Benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yields pulled back a little, the dollar was on track to post its 12th weekly gain and gold edged up from seven-month lows, while Brent crude prices extended two days of steep losses on demand worries.H...
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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.