The Switzerland market ended on a strong note on Friday as stocks kept moving higher and higher during the day's session thanks to sustained buying support amid bets several central banks will start cutting interest rates soon.The benchmark SMI ended with a gain of 130.96 points or 1.1% at 12,000.86.Swiss Re and Novartis gained 2.27% and 2.13%, respectively. Kuehne & Nagel climbed 1.71%, while Swi...
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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.