The Thai stock market on Monday halted the three-day winning streak in which it had advanced more than 20 points or 1.9 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just beneath the 1,135-point plateau and it's expected to see continued consolidation on Tuesday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is broadly negative on continuing concerns over the possibility of a trade war. The European and U.S. markets were down and the Asian bourses figure to open in similar fashion.
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May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.