The Switzerland market stayed positive on Wednesday save for a few minutes at the start and a very brief while around mid morning, as the undertone remained firm amid optimism about interest rate cuts by several central banks, including the Federal Reserve.The benchmark SMI ended up by 73 points or 0.6% at 12,333.93, after scaling a low of 12,208.58 and a high of 12,357.61 intraday.Roche Holding c...
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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.