Asian stocks fell in cautious trading on Monday amid fears that the Israel-Hamas war could spark a wider conflict in the oil-rich region.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office today denied reports of a ceasefire in Gaza that would enable aid to enter and foreigners to flee to Egypt, 10 days into the war with Hamas.The dollar index was down slightly ahead of a slew of U.S. economic data...
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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.