Asian stocks rallied on Friday as the Fed's steady monetary policy approach coupled with labor market data released this week and a lower-than-expected supply of longer-dated bonds raised hopes that the U.S. central bank has finished raising rates.
The dollar slipped and the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield hit a three-week low ahead of the October jobs report due later in the day, which is expected to show a slowdown in hiring.
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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.