German stocks fell sharply on Tuesday while the euro pulled back from recent highs ahead of Eurozone inflation data due later in the day. Germany's 30-year yield climbed to a 14-year high, tracking a rise in U.S. Treasury yields ahead of key U.S. manufacturing and services activity data as well as the all-important nonfarm payrolls report, due this week. The benchmark DAX fell 1.1 percent to 23,77...
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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.