The Hong Kong stock market has moved higher in three straight sessions, improving more than 260 points or 1.5 percent in that span. The Hang Seng Index now rests just beneath the 17,980-point plateau and it's looking at a firm open again on Thursday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is firm on an improved outlook for interest rates. The European markets were up and the U.S. bourses were mixed and the Asian markets figure to split the difference.
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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.