Asian stocks edged up in thin trading on Monday, with Japanese markets closed for a holiday.As the August 12 deadline for a deal between the U.S. and China looms, U.S. President Donald Trump said he hoped China would quadruple its soybean orders from the United States to reduce its trade surplus with the U.S.In another significant development, chip giants Nvidia and AMD have reportedly agreed to g...
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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.